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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Caught up in the sentimentality of his own fame, the Weeknd just can’t heed his own curtain call.
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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
Think of the automatic on-your-feet laurels at stage-play curtain calls, the rote multiple encores at opera performances, the over-the-top reviews of just about any new ballet production and the mindless blurbing of literary novels.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Midway through the first season of Étoile, a lavish dramedy set in the realm of elite professional ballet, the greatest and most volatile dancer in the world uses her curtain call to address the audience.
—Judy Berman, Time, 23 Apr. 2025
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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
Larry Magid is a tech journalist and internet safety activist.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
Think of the automatic on-your-feet laurels at stage-play curtain calls, the rote multiple encores at opera performances, the over-the-top reviews of just about any new ballet production and the mindless blurbing of literary novels.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Midway through the first season of Étoile, a lavish dramedy set in the realm of elite professional ballet, the greatest and most volatile dancer in the world uses her curtain call to address the audience.
—Judy Berman, Time, 23 Apr. 2025
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 Jun. 2025.
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