applause
Example Sentences
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The museum has drawn loads of applause but also plenty of criticism, mostly for its lack of context via wall text, and for displaying art that not everyone agrees should be elevated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The President then had to stop for applause, a rarity at the U.N.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
From MSU, he was off again, this time to a friendly crowd where he once again repeated his brief 9/11 speech before moving on to more familiar applause lines.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
He received applause for his fourth costume of the evening - a jacket and kilt combo, featuring the Loch Ness Monster.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Kerr gave an encore performance of “Spagoni the Toreador” for oldtimes’ sake, but the greatest applause of the evening went to James, who composed a song he performed for the occasion:
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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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