applause
Example Sentences
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A round of applause greeted him before he addressed reporters.
From BBC
Tepid applause for Snoop’s endorsement of the podcast category inclusion.
From Los Angeles Times
Some attendees waved their arms in silent applause, since clapping was discouraged.
"Anyone who ever spent time with Rob Reiner knows that the minute that you met him, he felt like an old friend," she said, to emotional applause from the gathered A-listers and critics.
From Barron's
At one point, the crowd burst into applause: a large group of firefighters and rescue workers in uniform had reached the memorial, and stood arm in arm, sobbing.
From BBC
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