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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And then, the curtain call, to remind you that whatever came before, the actors are fine, drinking in your appreciation and sending you out happy and exhilarated and perhaps full of hope.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
The final clip shows Williams bowing alongside her castmates for the new musical's curtain call.
—EW.com, 28 May 2025
Caught up in the sentimentality of his own fame, the Weeknd just can’t heed his own curtain call.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025
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Bay Area art school closures continue as Contra Costa School of Performing Arts takes its curtain call
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—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
The final clip shows Williams bowing alongside her castmates for the new musical's curtain call.
—EW.com, 28 May 2025
Caught up in the sentimentality of his own fame, the Weeknd just can’t heed his own curtain call.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025
Related Articles Used solar panels sold on Facebook and eBay have cult following
Bay Area art school closures continue as Contra Costa School of Performing Arts takes its curtain call
Larry Magid is a tech journalist and internet safety activist.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Curtain call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curtain%20call. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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