standing ovation

Example Sentences

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Her comments were applauded by the audience who gave her a standing ovation when she stopped speaking.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

At those prices, “you’d better laugh, give it a standing ovation, applaud, put it on Yelp and Google—the whole works,” said producer and theater communications executive Jay Michaels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Petrie has already taken her campaign into Edinburgh's city chambers, where she won a standing ovation from councillors.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

After closing the show with her lip-synced performance of “It’s Not Unusual,” by the lady-loving singer Tom Jones, El Daña received a standing ovation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 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