last call
noun
US
: the time when the customers in a place where drinks are sold (such as a bar) are told that they can order one more drink before it closes
Examples of last call in a Sentence
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In a last-minute change, the council shortened hours for venues with an extended hour permit, moving up closing time from 4 a.m. to 3:30 a.m., with a last call at 2:30 a.m, following a request by Councilman Rafael Pineyro.
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 13 June 2024
Matt, his faithful bartender, tells him he’s just missed last call, betraying no sign of recognition.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 8 May 2024
These honors go to great skiers and enthusiastic partygoers, those who answer the bar’s last call and greet the sun on the slopes the next morning.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
His last call was at 10:36 p.m., telling Culbertson he had been shot, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024
Image Celebrating with beers starting at 8 a.m. Image
After his final shift ended at 7 a.m., DuVall heard one last call over the radio, announcing his retirement.
—Victor Llorente Charley Locke, New York Times, 11 May 2024
San Jose shopping center 20 years ago with a bar that had the latest last call at 1:30 a.m., will close April 20.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
On these days, the Budweiser Bar along the Skyline Terrace will offer $5 beer from when the gates open until last call.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
Nothing belongs to us until last call: one more &
Then no more.
—Amy Woolard, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 13 June 2024
Matt, his faithful bartender, tells him he’s just missed last call, betraying no sign of recognition.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 8 May 2024
These honors go to great skiers and enthusiastic partygoers, those who answer the bar’s last call and greet the sun on the slopes the next morning.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
His last call was at 10:36 p.m., telling Culbertson he had been shot, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024
Image Celebrating with beers starting at 8 a.m. Image
After his final shift ended at 7 a.m., DuVall heard one last call over the radio, announcing his retirement.
—Victor Llorente Charley Locke, New York Times, 11 May 2024
San Jose shopping center 20 years ago with a bar that had the latest last call at 1:30 a.m., will close April 20.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
On these days, the Budweiser Bar along the Skyline Terrace will offer $5 beer from when the gates open until last call.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
Nothing belongs to us until last call: one more &
Then no more.
—Amy Woolard, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Last call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20call. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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