encore
interjection
again; once more (used by an audience in calling for an additional number or piece).
encores
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pluralof encore.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof encore (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
encoreinterjectionagain; once more (used by an audience in calling for an additional number or piece).
Example Sentences
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After all those years of effort - and infinite encores of Whatta Man - Anastacia finally got to make her debut album at the turn of the millennium.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
As with previous years, the evening concluded with a series of showstopping encores, including Springsteen’s performance of “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out.”
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2025
As if to signal that he wasn’t at all nervous about the sudden spotlight, at Carnegie he blazed past the concert’s two-hour running time, returning to the stage for no fewer than seven encores.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
Then there was this week’s ugliest of encores, a three-game Diamondbacks domination in which the Dodgers never led.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
Concerts began at 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and usually lasted an hour and a half—not including encores.
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
