Curtain fell, show ended sadly.

Meaning: The show was over, and the curtain came down, making the audience feel sad.

Choice of Words: **Curtain** is a piece of fabric that can be drawn across an opening to block it. **Fell** means to move downward. **Show** is a performance or entertainment. **Ended** means to come to an end. **Sadly** means in a way that causes sadness.

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The curtain came down, and the show was over.

Meaning: This means that the show has ended.

Choice of Words: The curtain is the big piece of cloth that hangs in front of the stage in a theater. It is used to hide the actors and the set from the audience. When the curtain comes down, it means that the show is over.

The curtain fell, and the show ended on a sad note.

Meaning: This means that the show ended in a way that made the audience feel sad.

Choice of Words: To fall means to drop down from a higher place. The curtain fell when the show ended. A sad note means that the show ended in a sad way.

As the curtain descended, the show drew to a close.

Meaning: This means that the show ended.

Choice of Words: To descend means to move down from a higher place. The curtain descended when the show ended. To draw to a close means to come to an end.

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