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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What went into the choice of putting the mask back on for the curtain call?
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Nigel Smith, People.com, 6 July 2025
Kershaw then returned from the dugout for a curtain call.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
The revelation of her cane at curtain call brings to their feet those in the audience who weren’t already inclined to join the standing ovation.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Cruz Azul had no mercy in front of a partisan crowd at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario, and Cruz Azul manager Vicente Sánchez gave several starters their deserved curtain call in the 66th minute, another subtle jab at the visitor’s fragile ego.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 June 2025
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Nigel Smith, People.com, 6 July 2025
Kershaw then returned from the dugout for a curtain call.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
The revelation of her cane at curtain call brings to their feet those in the audience who weren’t already inclined to join the standing ovation.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Cruz Azul had no mercy in front of a partisan crowd at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario, and Cruz Azul manager Vicente Sánchez gave several starters their deserved curtain call in the 66th minute, another subtle jab at the visitor’s fragile ego.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for curtain call
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“Curtain call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curtain%20call. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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