curtain call
noun
: an appearance by a performer (as after the final curtain of a play) in response to the applause of the audience
Examples of curtain call in a Sentence
The singer came back for one more curtain call.
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As someone whose TikTok is algorithmically tuned to feed her Broadway interviews, curtain calls, and stage-door encounters, as well as a habitual lurker of the Just in Time Facebook group, Benjamin was familiar with the dance.
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Alexandra Starr, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
There were six curtain calls and Rose Lipman came on stage to be presented with a bouquet.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
The director thinks of this as the cinematic equivalent of a curtain call or final bow at the end of a stage production.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
There’s another distinctly New York habit that irritates Manville — at the end of the performances, theatergoers leap to their feat, not just to applaud, but to whip out their cellphones to record the curtain call.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
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Alexandra Starr, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
There were six curtain calls and Rose Lipman came on stage to be presented with a bouquet.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
The director thinks of this as the cinematic equivalent of a curtain call or final bow at the end of a stage production.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
There’s another distinctly New York habit that irritates Manville — at the end of the performances, theatergoers leap to their feat, not just to applaud, but to whip out their cellphones to record the curtain call.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for curtain call
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“Curtain call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curtain%20call. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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