applauded

Example Sentences

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Microsoft, which is one of OpenAI’s biggest shareholders and customers, applauded the decision.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Trump beamed and applauded when hundreds of Chinese schoolchildren in brightly coloured outfits waved flags and flowers and chanted "welcome, welcome, warm welcome".

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Some in the crowd of more than 1,000 people in a high-school gym chuckled and applauded.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Some on social media have called Cohen’s TV antics a stunt, while others have applauded it as genius marketing.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

The pleasant feeling it gave me was unaccustomed, too, and gave me a small hint of what the players must experience when the audience applauded their efforts.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood