clapping

Example Sentences

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They’re clapping for you because you are a hero.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Instead of clapping, his speech prompted loud boos.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

I was genuinely grateful, and yet … it was like coming out of a lake after nearly drowning to be met with clapping that you are alive.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Behind the music was a man whose musical talent was matched by a devilish sense of self-deprecating humour – referring to himself as "Hairy Styles" and clapping back at his critics.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

The Zimbabwean game song “Sorida” contains a melody accompanied by body percussion and hand clapping in pairs of partners.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin