standing O
Example Sentences
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Lee Daniels’ “The Paperboy” isn’t exactly considered a modern-day classic, but it managed a 15-minute standing O in 2012.
From Seattle Times • May 22, 2023
“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
Still, Broadway audiences just wanna have fun, and if it means giving a standing O to a uneven book and score, they'll do it.
From The Guardian • Apr. 5, 2013
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
