How to Use curtain call in a Sentence

curtain call

noun
  • The singer came back for one more curtain call.
  • 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
  • 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
  • After the curtain call at the debut, Lefebvre hugged his performers and exhaled.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Two weeks after his high school career’s curtain call, Nice dragged Bel Air’s freshman heavyweight to a tournament in Northeast.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2024

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