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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
Big 12 softball will take its curtain call this week.
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Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 5 June 2024
That means curtain call for the Beyhive is 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 25 Dec. 2024
The video ends with Williams bowing alongside her castmates for the new musical's curtain call.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Stadium-wide jubilation crescendoed into a curtain call.
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Katie Woo, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1884, in the meaning defined above
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“Curtain call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curtain%20call. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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curtain call
noun
: an appearance by a performer (as after the final curtain of a play) in response to the applause of the audience
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