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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Chesney performed at Gillette on Aug. 23, 24, and 25 as curtain call to his Sun Goes Down Tour this summer.
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Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
The Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti received 165 curtain calls and 67 minutes of applause after a 1988 performance in Berlin.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 5 Sep. 2024
The dancing couple went back out for their curtain calls and had to take several, till Wayne decided that was enough.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
Click here to read more about Democrats’ hopes and fears surrounding Biden’s curtain call plan.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 July 2024
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Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
The Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti received 165 curtain calls and 67 minutes of applause after a 1988 performance in Berlin.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 5 Sep. 2024
The dancing couple went back out for their curtain calls and had to take several, till Wayne decided that was enough.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
Click here to read more about Democrats’ hopes and fears surrounding Biden’s curtain call plan.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 July 2024
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“Curtain call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curtain%20call. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
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