clapping

Example Sentences

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I was genuinely grateful, and yet … it was like coming out of a lake after nearly drowning to be met with clapping that you are alive.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Officers carried away activists to cheers and clapping from other demonstrators who gathered for the sit-down demonstration in the capital's Trafalgar Square.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

The Galaxy keeper turned and appeared to upbraid his defenders before clapping his hands and trying to rally his team after what proved to be the winning goal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Seated on the reviewing stand at the Place de la Concorde, Trump grew animated as the aircraft began flying overhead, clapping and leaning toward Macron and his wife to point at the sky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The only sound around is the soft whisper of wind, but in my head, I imagine the hazmats’ clapping.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga