How to Use curtain call in a Sentence

curtain call

noun
  • The singer came back for one more curtain call.
  • But there was no curtain call lap around the track in the pace car.
    — Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Not a curtain call for public events.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • There is no curtain, but that does not mean there are no curtain calls.
    — Southern Living, 11 July 2011
  • The crowd erupts, and Messi will get his curtain call.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
  • 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
  • The question is, what's on the other end of this curtain call?
    — Arlene Martinez, USA TODAY, 29 May 2020
  • Roll credits-slash-curtain call.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Plus, even after her curtain call, Manzi doesn’t have much time to rest.
    — Taylor Dutch, SELF, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The end credits rolling over the curtain call revealed more staffing changes.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Cam Payne was the man who got the curtain call on Tuesday night.
    — David Brandt, Star Tribune, 14 Apr. 2021
  • All were on their feet to cheer Córdoba and the cast on at curtain call.
    — Dave Quinn, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Be sure to stick around after the curtain calls for a trio of splendid encores.
    — Tom Titus, latimes.com, 11 July 2019
  • Altherr emerged for a curtain call and acknowledged the crowd with a wave.
    — Matt Gelb, Philly.com, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Cabrera then took a curtain call, waving and bowing to the crowd.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2021
  • The moment came during the curtain call of the show's final night.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
  • He was greeted with a standing ovation at curtain call.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Levy finishes the first act alone, but at curtain call her stage sister is back to give her a hug.
    — USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2018
  • Theater lovers may miss the lobby hum and curtain call roar, but rush hour traffic is a hard habit to restart.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • One of the most memorable moments of the night came during curtain call.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
  • By curtain call, the emotion of the night clearly caught up with Felton.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
  • At the curtain call, the biped company patted the earth in obeisance.
    — Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • But the end of her time on the show wasn't the curtain call to JoJo's career.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 28 Feb. 2023
  • His two-run homer in the fifth against Rick Helling also netted him a curtain call.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2018
  • 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
  • Heck, the 26-year-old Cuban has even assigned himself a curtain call.
    — USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2017
  • Click here to read more about Democrats’ hopes and fears surrounding Biden’s curtain call plan.
    — Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 July 2024

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