1
: a demand for repetition or reappearance made by an audience
2
a
: a reappearance or additional performance demanded by an audience
b
: a second achievement especially that surpasses the first
encore
verb
Examples of encore in a Sentence
He sang a folk song as an encore.
Her first novel was a best seller—but what is she going to do for an encore?
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One song into the encore, Morrissey was ultimately ushered off the stage, with one security guard noticeably seen limping from a leg injury after attempting to remove a fan.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
In Queens, Ohtani has been a one-man show, with a resounding three-run homer in the eighth inning of Wednesday’s Game 3 victory and his Thursday encore, giving him three homers in his first MLB postseason.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 18 Oct. 2024
The evening concluded with an encore and rapturous standing ovation for the musicians.
—Sara Smith, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
Adams caught 73 touchdown passes in eight seasons -- will their encore in New York be enough to lift an offense with just a single pass play of 40-plus yards, and has averaged 18.8 points per game, which ranks in the league’s bottom third?
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
In Queens, Ohtani has been a one-man show, with a resounding three-run homer in the eighth inning of Wednesday’s Game 3 victory and his Thursday encore, giving him three homers in his first MLB postseason.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 18 Oct. 2024
The evening concluded with an encore and rapturous standing ovation for the musicians.
—Sara Smith, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
Adams caught 73 touchdown passes in eight seasons -- will their encore in New York be enough to lift an offense with just a single pass play of 40-plus yards, and has averaged 18.8 points per game, which ranks in the league’s bottom third?
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Encore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encore. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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encore
noun
en·core
ˈän-ˌkō(ə)r 
-ˌkȯ(ə)r
: a demand made by an audience for a repeat or an additional performance
also
: a further performance in response to such a demand
encore
verb
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