applaud
Example Sentences
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The streets around the Manhattan venue have become a rallying point for thousands of fans to cheer on their team, as celebrity superfans including Spike Lee, Timothee Chalamet and Ben Stiller applaud courtside.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
You take pride in your work, and I applaud that.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
At the opening event, the emcee announced that Sanders was in attendance and the audience rose to applaud.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
“He does not ask us to applaud Lyutov’s sweet Jewish soul without revealing how it was reviled and how it could be destroyed by those he was eager to claim as his brothers.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
I have left church early, walked out, after hearing the congregation spontaneously applaud its own singing.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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Unit 3, Week 1
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