standing O
Example Sentences
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“If this is what being canceled is like, I love it,” the 48-year-old Chappelle said onstage in response to the standing O, according to several reports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2021
If I could, I’d give him a standing O still.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2019
“Instead of clapping for @RondaRousey defeat give her a standing O for putting the sport on the map #pioneer #muse,” he tweeted.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 1, 2017
The crowd gave Gingrich a standing O, and while he may not have settled the issue for good, he had the room for the rest of the night.
From Time ● Jan. 20, 2012
I jump up, too, and the standing O is unanimous.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
