How to Use encore in a Sentence
encore
noun- He sang a folk song as an encore.
- Her first novel was a best seller—but what is she going to do for an encore?
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Hopefully, fans will get the chance to see that play out - if a streaming service grants the series an encore.
— Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 June 2021 -
But those theatrics paled in comparison to what happened in the encore.
— Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 6 June 2021 -
Then, as an encore, let Percy Harvin announce his return.
— Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 13 May 2021 -
But other parts of her story are typical among encore entrepreneurs.
— Next Avenue, Forbes, 18 June 2021 -
With no audience to shout for an encore, virtual concerts rarely feature one, but this one did.
— Rob Hubbard, Star Tribune, 14 May 2021 -
Maybe there'll be an encore for me as the Grandma Moses of the comedy circuit.
— Next Avenue, Forbes, 11 June 2021 -
Might the Clippers have taken their rim protector away from the hoop to guard against a Booker encore?
— Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2021 -
Summer Edition, which includes new tracks and remixes, and will be followed by three encore sets over the weekend.
— Tatiana Cirisano, Billboard, 19 May 2021 -
In addition to Monday’s encore shows, the Fringe hosts an all-day party on the lawn with free music.
— Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 30 May 2021 -
Eastern time on Saturday, with encore broadcasts at 9 a.m.
— New York Times, 20 May 2021 -
The following year, the university invited him back for an encore performance, this time at a larger space on campus.
— Jim Beaugez, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2021 -
The pandemic has isolated us and gnawed at our social bonds, but the festival is powered by people pulling together—from the first set to the last encore of the evening.
— Emma Elwick-Bates, Vogue, 27 May 2021 -
Capping the night was a full concert by Journey, complete with a Fourth of July-worthy fireworks show during the encore.
— Dallas News, 19 May 2021 -
The two then performed an encore of the song to close out J.I.D’s set.
— Griselda Flores, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2022 -
Maybe the question of a full encore was too much to ask.
— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024 -
Dacus asked the crowd in the final encore, back on the main stage.
— Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023 -
In the first true test of his encore season, Williams flopped.
— Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023 -
One of the sweetest highlights of the show was during the encore.
— Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2022 -
Applause filled the room, and Smokey stood for his encore.
— Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023 -
When the Who came out for an encore, the band played only two songs.
— Asawin Suebsaeng, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2022 -
By the end of her cameo, the entire crowd was screaming for an encore.
— Frances Solá-Santiago, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2023 -
But there was an encore: clam miso, and then pear with sake gelée and lime ice cream.
— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2022 -
The encore was a sweet tribute to the fact that Paramore found ways to be bigger than their emo roots.
— Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2022 -
By the encore, Adele was ready to (obliquely) address the elephants in the, er, field.
— Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 July 2022 -
And so that was our encore every night for about ten years.
— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2022 -
The only way Ohlsson could have pleased the crowd more would have been to play an encore.
— Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2021 -
Because who wouldn’t want to see what the Sox have in store as an encore for the worst season ever.
— Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024 -
The excited crowd wanted more, of course, but the singer had performed all 13 tracks off the album, and there was no mention of an encore in the set list that had been distributed to the press.
— Billboard Japan, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
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