coda

Example Sentences

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.
Recent Examples of coda Sadly, that’s a moral gauntlet that writers of the sequel (promised by a major celebrity in this film’s coda) will have to pick up. Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 The pleasure mostly derives from picking out the remaining ambiguities, especially related to the film’s flash-forward coda; the finale has already inspired a lot of heated social-media debate over its intention. David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025 Armand of the title is Elisabeth’s six-year-old son, never shown onscreen outside of a key final coda. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Feb. 2025 One of the first drafts of this story had the voice of the coda in the beginning, too, framing the story as a kind of monologue. Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coda
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coda
Noun
  • Brandy hits the final line and wakes up in real life, and from there, the episode jumps to an epilogue in the lead-up to the movie’s release.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The episode fills in who Spencer becomes without Alex, and then Taylor Sheridan delivers this epilogue ending, where Spencer and Alex reunite in the afterlife.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The event is led by Bob Lundy and Elizabeth Yahn Williams with preludes and postludes of pianist Andrew Wong and assisted by artist Marion Wong, illustrator of the HAÏKU for an Artist series.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2019
  • The dance now continues and switches gears as sound bites of Ailey and of Mr. Harris present a postlude suggesting them in conversation.
    Robert Greskovic, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2018
Noun
  • The night shift doctors Ayesha Harris as Ellis in the Season 1 finale of The Pitt.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
  • In February, Max renewed The Pitt for a second season, and the finale hints at several potential storylines for the ER crew.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In the life of a Witch, there is no ‘after’ in the ‘ever after’ of a Witch there is no ‘happily;’ in the story of a Witch, there is no afterword.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Mar. 2025
  • In the afterword to his novel, Volkov addresses his young readers directly.
    Christin Bohnke, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • No one plans on having their appendix burst or having a heart attack.
    Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Despite his success, the demands of Avicii’s career took a toll on his well-being: The hitmaker had a series of health problems over the years, including a bout with acute pancreatitis and surgery to have his gallbladder and appendix removed.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Coda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coda. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on coda

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!