How to Use curtain call in a Sentence

curtain call

noun

• The singer came back for one more curtain call.
• 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
• The cast came out, held hands and bowed at the curtain call.
  — Mark Kennedy, Star Tribune, 10 May 2021
• But there was no curtain call lap around the track in the pace car.
  — Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Aug. 2020
• The 48-year-old then did a curtain call much to the delight of those at the Swamp.
  — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Nov. 2020
• At the end of the play, Waller-Bridge emerged back on stage for the first of three curtain calls, and the crowd rose to its feet.
  — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2019
• But the end of her time on the show wasn't the curtain call to JoJo's career.
  — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 28 Feb. 2023
• At the curtain call, Fo was the first one on his feet, cheering.
  — Margaret Gray, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2022
• Gad said after the stars took their curtain call in the middle of the street.
  — Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 21 Nov. 2019
• Cam Payne was the man who got the curtain call on Tuesday night.
  — David Brandt, Star Tribune, 14 Apr. 2021
• The question is, what's on the other end of this curtain call?
  — Arlene Martinez, USA TODAY, 29 May 2020
• The actors could well have come out for their curtain call.
  — Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Apr. 2018
• The moment came during the curtain call of the show's final night.
  — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
• Qatar 2022 is setting up as a monthlong curtain call for some of the sport’s all-time greats.
  — WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022
• At the end of the show, cast member Casey Likes brought Fallon up from the audience to join the cast for the curtain call.
  — Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2023
• Plus, even after her curtain call, Manzi doesn’t have much time to rest.
  — Taylor Dutch, SELF, 21 Dec. 2022
• There is no curtain, but that does not mean there are no curtain calls.
  — Southern Living, 11 July 2011
• His two-run homer in the fifth against Rick Helling also netted him a curtain call.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2018
• Altherr emerged for a curtain call and acknowledged the crowd with a wave.
  — Matt Gelb, Philly.com, 18 Sep. 2017
• Heck, the 26-year-old Cuban has even assigned himself a curtain call.
  — USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2017
• Be sure to stick around after the curtain calls for a trio of splendid encores.
  — Tom Titus, latimes.com, 11 July 2019
• The sun begins to set—a curtain call of sorts—and the boats and planes disappear into the horizon.
  — Lindsay Silberman, Town & Country, 9 Feb. 2018
• The real place to grab a pint is the Old Ebbitt Grill, an iconic tavern that is arguably the best curtain call in the city.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 28 June 2018
• Cabrera then took a curtain call, waving and bowing to the crowd.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2021
• No surprise that the curtain call response echoed the screams from a packed house at the end of a touring concert show.
  — Iris Fanger, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
• At the curtain call, the biped company patted the earth in obeisance.
  — Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 5 Feb. 2018
• His latter shot broke the game open, a three-run home run that ignited that crowd and led to a curtain call.
  — Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, 18 June 2021
• At curtain call, Crawford stepped to the side of the stage, but Mackintosh waved him over to stand beside him.
  — Alex Chun, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Apr. 2023
• 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
• Alex Avila was removed from the game in the ninth, took a curtain call and received a standing ovation from the crowd.
  — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2022

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024