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.
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Coaxed by teammates to take a curtain call, Ohtani emerged just as the pitch clock was about to expire in the next at-bat.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
While European football’s biggest stage very nearly said goodbye to Cristiano Ronaldo in Frankfurt on Monday night, UEFA has already been making plans to bring back the teary-eyed idol for one more curtain call, regardless of how the rest of the show in Germany plays out this summer.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 2 July 2024
During the curtain call, the two beloved figures were seen holding hands and talking excitedly among themselves.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2024
By curtain call, tears streamed from Ferguson’s face, and fellow Broadway alum, like Andrew Barth Feldman, nearly slung themselves from the mezzanine loge.
—Michael Appler, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
While European football’s biggest stage very nearly said goodbye to Cristiano Ronaldo in Frankfurt on Monday night, UEFA has already been making plans to bring back the teary-eyed idol for one more curtain call, regardless of how the rest of the show in Germany plays out this summer.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 2 July 2024
During the curtain call, the two beloved figures were seen holding hands and talking excitedly among themselves.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2024
By curtain call, tears streamed from Ferguson’s face, and fellow Broadway alum, like Andrew Barth Feldman, nearly slung themselves from the mezzanine loge.
—Michael Appler, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Curtain call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curtain%20call. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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