afterpiece
Example Sentences
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Their antics earned the notice of Billboard magazine, whose reviewer wrote, “Martin and Lewis do an afterpiece that has all the makings of a sock act,” using showbiz slang for a successful show.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2017
Unknowingly, he has already been betrayed by a Judas among his disciples who, in an afterpiece to the fable, tries to free himself of the ownership and taint of the 30 pieces of silver.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tales My Father Taught Me, the latest entry in this sibling revelry, is an afterpiece entirely devoted to his patrician papa.
From Time Magazine Archive
The tragedy and afterpiece were concluded full two hours before their regular time; and the cries for Mr. Kemble became so loud, that the manager thought proper to obey the summons.
From Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 by Charles Mackay
They waited for the afterpiece, enjoyed a pasty and a bottle of Beaune, and went away laughing cozily together.
From One-Act Plays By Modern Authors by Various
