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Example Sentences

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Several films seized the zeitgeist this year but only this one kept returning to theaters for an encore.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Sugaree, my intrepid pet, sees repetition in God’s creation not as mere recurrence but as theatrical encore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

He joined Arcade Fire after one of its original members quit in the middle of an encore following a fight with the lead singer — Butler’s older brother, Win Butler.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

The first time it was performed, the audience demanded it again as an encore.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

But the choir returned for an encore anyway, with tambourines, to sing: Swing low, sweet Chariot, And scoop me from the mire; Take me up to Glory, Snatched from Eternal Fire.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck