standing ovation
Example Sentences
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US-indicted Cuban leader Raul Castro received a standing ovation as he appeared in public for the first time in months Thursday, attending an event in Havana to mark the centenary of his brother Fidel's birth.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Dodgers left-hander Eric Lauer adjusted his cap and glanced into the stands as he walked off the field to a standing ovation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
His perfectionism was his best friend and worst enemy: One source remembers him playing to a crowd of 60,000 and receiving a standing ovation, only to come off stage and say, “I suck.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The board then voted unanimously to grant him the emeritus title and gave him a standing ovation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 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
