standing ovation
Example Sentences
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She was greeted by a standing ovation when she took the stage for her acceptance speech.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Elland Road was unsurprisingly on its feet to hand Calvert-Lewin a deserved standing ovation when he came off.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Naza premiered last Thursday at the Venice Film Festival, where it received a 25-minute standing ovation, but has not yet been made available to the wider public.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
When presented at the world’s largest gathering of cancer researchers last spring, the results drew a nearly minute-long standing ovation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
After receiving a standing ovation for a speech at Washington University in St. Louis advocating a test ban, Pauling launched a petition drive among scientists calling for an immediate international halt to all nuclear testing.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
