standing ovation

Example Sentences

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He felt how people loved him, the standing ovation from the actions.

From BBC • May 13, 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

Saar took to the stage amid a resounding standing ovation, and when she spoke, the crowd’s gaze remained intently on her.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Her eloquence would earn a standing ovation from the dazzled spectators, who would find it impossible to believe that this mere girl of fifteen was not a trained lawyer.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood