applaud
Example Sentences
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Once again, dazed players and staff trudged over to applaud their supporters at Selhurst Park at full-time after throwing away another lead.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Democrats have reached out to applaud his efforts, say Spanish officials.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
“I want to applaud you because I have had zero — zero — people reach out to me during this tax season about the IRS,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026
In 1999, at the Oscars, Elia Kazan was given a lifetime achievement award, and Amy and her husband, Ed Harris, did not stand, did not applaud during the standing ovation.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
The stewards of something uncomfortable, burdensome, which they hated because, living outside the realm of history, there was no one to applaud their value and they themselves failed to understand it.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
Vocabulary lists containing applaud
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Unit 3, Week 1
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