applaud
Example Sentences
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At district events, such as the superintendent’s annual address, they tend to rise and applaud on cue.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Mbappe jumped out of his seat to applaud a finish the prolific France striker would have been proud of.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 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
Under the trees, the downpour is making the coconut fronds applaud.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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