Sentence examples for opera is over from inspiring English sources

"The soap opera is over," Kaká said at news conference Monday in Recife where he was preparing to play in Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Paraguay.

"Now the soap opera is over," he added after a practice session in the build-up to Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Paraguay qualifier in Recife.

"The opera is over," he said at the time, referring to the travails of his conviction — later reversed — on charges of hindering a government investigation into initial public offerings at Credit Suisse.

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"The opera is over," he said at the time, referring to the saga in which he was convicted on charges that he hindered a government investigation into initial public offerings at Credit Suisse, only to have the conviction reversed and the charges dropped.

Here are a few he especially enjoyed from this year's batch: "How can I be sure to get a seat if they are all taken?" "How can I buy a subscription for the free opera?" "When do you decide if it's going to rain or not?" "Who wrote the music for Verdi's 'Don Carlos'?" "Will I be able to get out of the park when the opera is over?" Dear Diary: They're not like us out there!

By the time the nights of opera are over, Peony cannot think of an arranged marriage to an unknown man.

Before the opera was over, a speech was offered up by a stately black man (Charles Williams) sitting in a bus pointed toward Davis and Moran: Two lovers sat on a park bench, with their bodies touching each other, holding hands in the moonlight.

"The opera isn't over yet; the fat lady hasn't sung," he added (See "What's Next For Health Care Stocks?").

In an interview published in The Guardian yesterday, he said his opera career was over: "I'm putting up with the fact that I can't do any more," he said.

Once those mysteries are solved, and the crisis is over, any prolongation turns into soap opera.