How to Use outro in a Sentence

outro

noun
  • An all-time great outro in the song (and in the newsletter).
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2021
  • At the last minute, Gaga thought there should be some kind of crazy, jarring outro.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 12 June 2020
  • Harris takes us back in time with punchy ’90s rave vibes, keys and some breakbeat in the outro.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The video ends with Harison walking out a door as the song ends with a somber piano outro.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2023
  • There’s something about this melodic outro — so, like, the end of a DeBarge song.
    Vulture, 9 June 2023
  • As the song’s electrifying outro kicks up, Lipa takes to the floor on her own once again.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The tune concludes with a lengthy voice note outro, in which Adele speaks about her post-divorce emotions through tears.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 19 Nov. 2021
  • And that eminently shoutable chorus is one thing, but be sure to stick around for the fun synth outro.
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Yuka thanked the audience again during the outro of the tune and the set ended leaving a happy vibe.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2022
  • One plan, since dropped, was to drop the two- to three-minute outro segments that run after a film airs with a wrap-up from the hosts providing context.
    Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 June 2023
  • Bad Bunny's girlfriend, Gabriela Berlingeri, sings on the song's outro.
    Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 May 2022
  • At this point, Carey’s kids and dog all join the music video, Carey’s breaking out the whistle tone, and Franklin gives a little spoken outro about love and grace.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2021
  • The guitar on this track is haunting and eerie too, with some of Kurt’s energy infused into the outro.
    Shaun Morgan, SPIN, 27 Jan. 2023
  • In a track on the deluxe version of the singer/talk show host's new album, Chemistry, the 41-year-old mom of two gets an intro and outro from daughter River Rose, 9.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The masterful 10-minute version tells the rest of the story, with new verses, an extended outro and, yes, an F-word.
    Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE.com, 12 Nov. 2021
  • The third scene features a too-short Normani appearance as Keem and Kendrick deliver the outro.
    Charu Sinha, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2021
  • The idea of any tension between them is quickly rectified when Diddy shows up on the outro.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2021
  • Culkin recreated his hamming in mid-air during his own outro in this episode.
    Danielle Turchiano, Variety, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Chaz Budnick steps away from the rest of the album’s more house-adjacent tracks, and instead ends with a smooth sailing acoustic outro.
    Natalie Maher, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The outro with strings was added at the end by producer Dario Faini [also known as Dardust].
    Billboard Italy, Billboard, 30 June 2021
  • My phone is always bleating with its outro sound effect.
    New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Take this iconic moment from 2004, when Prince just ethers the stage with one of the all-time great guitar solos to wrap up a wonderful song that already had a killer outro.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2021
  • No outro music, no big speech on Hopkins’s behalf, just a cut to commercial.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2021
  • The group’s greatest live trick is bashing out huge chords in many of their songs’ outros, washing the audience in a deafening euphoria as the rhythm section stomped out a driving pulse.
    William Earl, Variety, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Well, the new Vampire Weekend, like all Vampire Weekend albums, is terrific and this song is one of my early favorites (stay for the 20-second outro).
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Also, the outro was sculpted during our practice space sessions and finessed by a suggestion from Joey.
    Daniel Kohn, Spin, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The arrangement is similarly restless, from the moody and memorable chorus to the squalling guitar-solo outro to the breakdown with a horn section.
    Spin Staff, SPIN, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The chorus and the outro are all about him wondering about starting this brand new relationship with someone, likely Camila.
    Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 2 Oct. 2020
  • In particular, there’s the intro and outro to the song, those are particularly insane.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Naturally, her exit came with a dose of high drama: fans sobbing, fireworks bursting, and a ragtime-esque outro from a live jazz band.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2024

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