final curtain

noun

: the last time a curtain is lowered at the end of a performance

The audience applauded enthusiastically after the final curtain.

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The story of a Las Vegas dancer whose old-school show is set to have its final curtain call, Gia Coppola’s Sin City character study gives the star the opportunity to play glittery yet gritty, slightly ditzy yet determined to not let go of dignity. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025 After 146 shows across North America, South America, Asia, Australia and Europe, the final curtain of the Eras Tour will fall on Dec. 8. —

Bryan West, The Tennessean, 28 Nov. 2024 President Biden, like other lame-duck presidents, is fading from the political scene, all but leaving the stage before the final curtain. —

Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024 Her final curtain will fall on Dec. 8 in Vancouver. Don't miss any Taylor Swift news; sign up for the free, weekly newsletter This Swift Beat. —

Bryan West, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for final curtain

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