final curtain

noun

: the last time a curtain is lowered at the end of a performance
The audience applauded enthusiastically after the final curtain.

Examples of final curtain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After the final curtain, guests crossed the plaza under a whisper of rain to the Promenade of the David H. Koch Theater for the gala dinner. Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024 His Emmy nomination for a limited or anthology series comes after the final curtain call for his role as CBS head Bill Paley in the second season of Feud. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024 The musical will have played more than 130 regular performances at the Nederlander Theatre when the final curtain falls on July 21. Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 25 June 2024 The event started with a small trickle of eager party-goers at 9 P.M. but the night exponentially grew at around 10:45 P.M. as casts took their final curtain calls and wandered down from their respective theaters to have a late-night boogie to music that wasn’t in their nightly musical repertoire. Florence O'Connor, Vogue, 16 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for final curtain 

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“Final curtain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/final%20curtain. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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