applause
Example Sentences
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To a roaring applause, Max Muncy entered the batter’s box, his first plate appearance since a scary collision with the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Ildemaro Vargas on Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
And the fabled eye of CBS may grow a cataract at the prospect of being jeered from the stage of the nearly 6,000-seat Radio City Music Hall, to what would be resounding applause.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
When it was over, Natalie's family burst into cheers and applause.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Less than a year later, OpenClaw's Austrian creator, Peter Steinberger, took the Microsoft stage on Tuesday to applause from executives and developers.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Like the passengers on the ship, who cheered on Roosevelt with shouts and applause, the people of Rio greeted him with the same warm enthusiasm at the parade.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
Vocabulary lists containing applause
Academy Awards, List 2
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Spelling Practice, Unit 3
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"One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia, List 8
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