applauding

Example Sentences

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This season is over, and the sooner Lakers fans accept the inevitability while applauding the effort.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

No fan base catastrophizes like Boston’s, even if their franchises are habitual contenders and the locals have chronic tendinitis from applauding at a zillion duck boat championship parades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Von Allmen, however, was a picture of celebration after his storming run, the large number of baying Swiss fans in the packed tribune wildly applauding their hero, flags waved, cowbells heaved and air horns blown.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

While her leadership expanded the universe, fan reactions were mixed with some applauding her dedication to storytelling continuity, while others criticized narrative and character choices in recent projects.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

My breath quickens, and I’m frozen there on the stage even as the audience stops applauding and the man calls for the next poet to come up.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi