swan song
nounDefinition of swan song
1
: a song of great sweetness said to be sung by a dying swan
2
: a farewell appearance or final act or pronouncement
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The 2011 Cardinals team that was helmed by La Russa in his managerial swan song stands as a monument to remote possibility. — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, "Tony La Russa has seen the improbable happen before," 31 Aug. 2019 Supersonic commercial flight hasn't occurred since the iconic Concorde flew its swan song in 2003. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, "The 9 Air Travel Trends We're Most Excited About This Year," 28 Aug. 2019 But as the team’s arena swan song approaches this month, their futures at Warriors games are uncertain. — Ray Chavez, The Mercury News, "Goodbye Oracle: Longtime Arena workers reflect on Oakland’s final Warriors farewell," 4 June 2019 The rest spent Tuesday and Wednesday evenings petrified that their time in Detroit would be their swan song as legitimate candidates. — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, "The Democratic Party Is Culling the Field Too Soon," 1 Aug. 2019 So it was proven true once again last year, when Australia’s Harry Price won his second title at the prestigious tournament in his swan song. — Andrew Turner, latimes.com, "Youth match racing skippers sail for stardom in 53rd Governor’s Cup," 13 July 2019 One reason is that the concerts consist entirely of Mahler’s swan song, the 10th Symphony. — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, "Review: Emotional extremes fill Minnesota Orchestra’s season-closing Mahler," 13 June 2019 Scott made them in the shapes of slot machines and washing machines, while Lagerfeld turned a ski gondola into the must-have cross-body from his swan song at Chanel. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "The 8 Best Accessory Trends of Fall 2019," 14 Mar. 2019 The reversal represents a surprise capitulation for departing Chief Executive Paul Polman, who made the consolidation effort his swan song. — Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ, "Unilever Drops Plan to Leave London Amid Shareholder Revolt," 5 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'swan song.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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