outro

noun

out·ro ˈau̇-(ˌ)trō

plural outros

: a short, distinct closing section at the end of something (such as a piece of music, a performance, or a news report)

My favorite part is the sax outro; it reminds me of something from the '70s I can't place.—

Ryan Adams

The film ends with a colossal but semi-serious bang, an extravagant visual flourish and a cheeky musical outro over the closing credits to leave you laughing in spite of yourself …—

Peter Bradshaw

When a story comes in from a Bay News 9 reporter, Ruechel will simply record his intro, main segment and outro.—

Jay Handelman

Examples of outro in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

By the way, that signature song isn’t even Eilish’s outro or encore, rather arguably reps the end of Act 1. —

Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024 The specialty single also includes the song’s outro — snipped from the original commercial release — as the voices of Kendricks and Paul Williams ring out while a snippet of saxophone, likely played by Funk Brother Hank Cosby, makes a brief and unexpected cameo. —

Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 24 Nov. 2024 Outside Japan, the outros have been swapped for some lilting piano — casualties of the prohibitively expensive cost of licensing the song internationally. —

Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 12 July 2024 Vulture has reached out to Carpenter’s reps to confirm if the outro is donezo for good. —

Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for outro