applause

Example Sentences

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"She walked in with a big smile, raised the statue over her head and everybody burst into applause," the restaurant's owner Dino Andrianos told The New York Post at the time.

From BBC

I pulled my own shoulders back and twirled my parasol as Ms. Lacey concluded the show to light applause from the diners.

From Literature

As she arrived backstage following her historic win, the press room erupted into applause, with many reporters delivering a standing ovation.

From Los Angeles Times

The crowd’s applause only grew as Anderson, admitting that he “blew it” in not acknowledging his cast for his previous directing win, looked over at the film’s breakout star, Infiniti, whose eyes welled.

From Los Angeles Times

Also, the best picture race is so close this year I was trying to determine which movie got the loudest applause, “Sinners” or “One Battle After Another.”

From Los Angeles Times