applauds

Example Sentences

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Certified financial planner Cary Carbonaro applauds Mitchum for taking time to evaluate her whole financial picture and not rushing to make changes in the wake of her divorce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Yang calls him “perfect” and “brave” and applauds Han for how he “plays to those scenes in a way that is universal and therefore funny, in a way that transcends language.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

"It's like attending your own funeral and even the mourners are like 'woo-hoo!' I can't imagine anything that would be more uncomfortable, standing there while the crowd applauds your opponent."

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

Most researchers in the green electronics field are searching for alternatives to the rare and expensive materials used in electronic circuitry, so Santato applauds Nair and the team for targeting the underlying circuit board instead.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 24, 2024

Then she jogs back over to pick up her things, and someone across the street applauds —a man standing next to an SUV.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison