clapping

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 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

Dancers bounced to the sound of BTS on an avenue in Mexico City, clapping and screaming at a pep rally kicking off a string of concerts by the South Korean superstars.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

She is singing, "If you're happy and you know it clap your hands" with Preston smiling and clapping his hands along to the song.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

“Oh, very noble,” he said sarcastically, his clapping too slow and exaggerated to be sincere.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix