applause
Example Sentences
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News of millennial feminism’s demise has been met with much applause.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
There was applause from guests in the East Room of the White House, who included French first lady Brigitte Macron.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
The crowd erupted in the loudest applause of the evening.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
"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 • Mar. 17, 2026
Miss Mortimer seemed enthralled by the performance and approached the podium as soon as the applause died down, which, to be blunt, did not take very long.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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