applauded
Example Sentences
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Her comments were applauded by the audience who gave her a standing ovation when she stopped speaking.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
A few scenes later, a pelican switches on a cotton candy machine with its bill, sending hot sugar whirring through the air — seriously — and I nearly applauded in delight.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 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
Trump applauded the boys and girls who jumped while chanting “welcome” to the American president, as well as a short ceremonial procession by the People’s Liberation Army, before the two men proceeded into the hall.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Then they turned around and marched two abreast to Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, where a waiting crowd of students cheered and applauded.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
