applaud
Example Sentences
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At the opening event, the emcee announced that Sanders was in attendance and the audience rose to applaud.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
“He does not ask us to applaud Lyutov’s sweet Jewish soul without revealing how it was reviled and how it could be destroyed by those he was eager to claim as his brothers.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
I take your point and applaud you for turning your finances around, particularly through hard work, patience and waiting to claim Social Security at 70.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Not every crowd will gleefully applaud and cheer a known notorious villain.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
For a nervous moment Kira couldn’t remember if the spectators were supposed to applaud.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
Vocabulary lists containing applaud
"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act V
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Unit 3, Week 1
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