applaud

Example Sentences

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Once again, dazed players and staff trudged over to applaud their supporters at Selhurst Park at full-time after throwing away another lead.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

“I want to applaud you because I have had zero — zero — people reach out to me during this tax season about the IRS,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

“We applaud the industry effort in creating standardized benchmarks,” said Trevor Cook, head of loan operations at Carta, whose systems help investors, fund managers and the companies they back manage data and workflows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

In 1999, at the Oscars, Elia Kazan was given a lifetime achievement award, and Amy and her husband, Ed Harris, did not stand, did not applaud during the standing ovation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

All at once, our people who were serving food behind the counter began to applaud.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals