applause
Example Sentences
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As the procession began, Total Eclipse of the Heart could be heard playing on the busy street, as crying fans broke into applause.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The diligent crowd occasionally burst into applause or cheered each other on to keep spirits high.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Once the audience gets past their disorientation, the slapstick triggers enough silly goodwill that my auditorium squeezed out generous spurts of applause.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Ron pulls off the speech and gets an enthusiastic round of applause.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
My eyelids squeezed tighter as I tried to picture the avalanche of applause drowning out Tamika’s angry tirade.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing applause
Academy Awards, List 2
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Spelling Practice, Unit 3
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"One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia, List 8
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