coda

Example Sentences

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His coda here is ingenious: Having just played Bacharach’s end title theme from the 1966 British film, he caps it off with the main title theme composed by Sonny Rollins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

In a fitting coda, a torrential downpour in the final session -- "the wonderful noise of an Amazon rain," in Correa do Lago's words -- left parts of the carpet soaked.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

It’s safe to say that Cuomo did not wrap up this bizarre and embarrassing coda to his political career with grace.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025

If he thought his return to the laboratory would be a placid coda to his career, he was soon proved wrong, by yet another advance in genetic engineering, this one called CRISPR.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

It seemed innocuous, a soft coda to the storm of the morning.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu