applaud
Example Sentences
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First of all, I applaud your dogged determination to make sure that your server got their due.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
At those prices, “you’d better laugh, give it a standing ovation, applaud, put it on Yelp and Google—the whole works,” said producer and theater communications executive Jay Michaels.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
One woman stood to applaud as he continued to lean into shared ground: “We pray for the same things.”
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026
“His unethical actions have had real, lasting consequences for our democracy, and we applaud the California Supreme Court’s decision to disbar him.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
The audience had been asked not to whistle, cheer, stomp, hold up signs, wave banners, or even applaud.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
Vocabulary lists containing applaud
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Unit 3, Week 1
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