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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Untethered from her baby physically, Adele became less emotionally tethered as well; became Viola/Cesario, the lovable girl/boy who lived on the babyless side of the final curtain.
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Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Now, the final curtain All good things must come to an end and so, too, will the careers of Fudd and Karaban as Huskies whenever this season ends.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
And so The Late Show with Stephen Colbert faces the final curtain.
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There is no final curtain here, not really.
—Michelle Hyun Kim, Pitchfork, 10 Jan. 2026
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Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Now, the final curtain All good things must come to an end and so, too, will the careers of Fudd and Karaban as Huskies whenever this season ends.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
And so The Late Show with Stephen Colbert faces the final curtain.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
There is no final curtain here, not really.
—Michelle Hyun Kim, Pitchfork, 10 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for final curtain
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“Final curtain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/final%20curtain. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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