applaud
Example Sentences
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“We applaud the Senate and Assembly for recognizing counties’ concerns and rejecting this proposal,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The streets around the Manhattan venue have become a rallying point for thousands of fans to cheer on their team, as celebrity superfans including Spike Lee, Timothee Chalamet and Ben Stiller applaud courtside.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
In marking these tragic anniversaries, let’s applaud the liberty and prosperity that lulls us, while vowing to resist the totalitarian threats menacing us, be they overseas or next door.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
I applaud your dogged determination to make sure that your server got their due.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
The stewards of something uncomfortable, burdensome, which they hated because, living outside the realm of history, there was no one to applaud their value and they themselves failed to understand it.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
Vocabulary lists containing applaud
"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act V
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Unit 3, Week 1
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