applause

Example Sentences

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News of millennial feminism’s demise has been met with much applause.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

The chancellor's remarks did prompt some applause in the Bundestag, among his own MPs in the conservative CDU party as well as from lawmakers in the far-right AfD.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

In a move advocates hailed as a step towards healing and possible reparations, the resolution was adopted to applause by a vote of 123 in favor, three against and 52 abstentions.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The crowd erupted in the loudest applause of the evening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Kerr gave an encore performance of “Spagoni the Toreador” for oldtimes’ sake, but the greatest applause of the evening went to James, who composed a song he performed for the occasion:

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong