applause
Example Sentences
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The company unveiled details about Pixar’s “Coco 2” and “Incredibles 3,” both of which got huge applause from the audience, as well as a live-action “Lilo & Stitch 2.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Shouts of joy and applause broke out as hundreds of people gathered in a heat-scorched field gazed at the sky at the moment darkness fell.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Ron pulls off the speech and gets an enthusiastic round of applause.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
As things stand, however, Infantino is due to run unopposed, just as he did in 2023, when he was ushered back into office with one giant round of applause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Celia feels it before she hears the applause echoing from the courtyard, the shift that suddenly spreads through the circus like a wave.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Vocabulary lists containing applause
Academy Awards, List 2
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Spelling Practice, Unit 3
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"One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia, List 8
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