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
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
After defeating Dillian Whyte with a stunning sixth-round stoppage in front of 94,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in the spring, Fury said: "This might be the final curtain for the Gypsy King."
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2022
In a third, he punched the air in exultation as the final curtain fell, although there was no curtain, there was no possibility of a curtain.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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