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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Forever returning for another curtain call, another formal bow before the crowd, a man soaking in the energy emitted by fans like a cat in the sun.
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Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 12 Feb. 2025
Big 12 softball will take its curtain call this week.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 5 June 2024
That means curtain call for the Beyhive is 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 25 Dec. 2024
The video ends with Williams bowing alongside her castmates for the new musical's curtain call.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 12 Feb. 2025
Big 12 softball will take its curtain call this week.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 5 June 2024
That means curtain call for the Beyhive is 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 25 Dec. 2024
The video ends with Williams bowing alongside her castmates for the new musical's curtain call.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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 3 Mar. 2025.
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