final curtain

Example Sentences

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“There is no final curtain here, not really,” Weir’s family wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

The question is no longer whether we see it, but whether we have the will to stop it before the final curtain falls.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025

The night's performers then gathered on stage, receiving a standing ovation that continued for several minutes after the final curtain fell.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2023

Now the Oscar nominee is reiterating sentiments she has shared before, and it may be the final curtain call for her acting career.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2023

There is a delicacy and gentleness to Chopin’s music, though, that represents the final curtain call of the age of elegance and gracefulness, of sense and sensibility.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall