curtain call

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noun

the appearance of the performers at the conclusion of a theatrical or other performance in response to the applause of the audience.

each individual appearance of a performer at the end of a performance in response to prolonged applause.

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Origin of curtain call

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby curtain call

curt, curtail, curtailment, curtail step, curtain, curtain call, curtain lecture, curtain line, curtain raiser, curtains, curtains for, be.

How to use curtain call in a sentence

The performance I attended left O’Connell in tears during the curtain call.
The 10 Best Theater Performances of 2021|Eben Shapiro|December 17, 2021|Time
For every suavely served up “Hamilton” on Disney Plus, there are a dozen wooden videos that prompt you to log off well before the curtain call.
With playhouses dark, interactive theater online is lighting things up|Peter Marks|October 29, 2020|Washington Post
Note: UNICOR uses its inmates for everything from call center operators to human demolishers of old computers.
How a ‘Real Housewife’ Survives Prison: ‘I Don’t See [Teresa Giudice] Having a Cakewalk Here’|Michael Howard|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This is the Mexico that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and most major U.S. corporations, are eager to call amigo.
Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting|Ruben Navarrette Jr.|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Al Qaeda has never managed to carve out a large chunk of real estate to call its own—in Afghanistan it was a guest of the Taliban.
ISIS’s Futile Quest to Go Legit|Jamie Dettmer|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Who else would see a former spouse accused of underage sex and call him ‘the greatest man there is’?
Fergie Dives Into Prince Andrew’s Sex Scandal|Tom Sykes|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Almost everyone I spoke to said they have used JSwipe because they are specifically not just looking for a booty call.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
She walked away toward another door, which was masked with a curtain that she lifted.
Confidence|Henry James
Everything is topsy-turvy in Europe according to our moral ideas, and they don't have what we call "men" over here.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
I seized the opportunity to watch what I supposed would be a most interesting interview, from behind a curtain.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
It was like his beautiful courtesy to call me in and introduce me to Blow instead of letting me go away.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
After an hour, however, he reached this decision: He would not go to or call up Mrs. Merley.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux

British Dictionary definitions for curtain call

curtain call

noun

the appearance of performers at the end of a theatrical performance to acknowledge applause

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