standing ovation

The two were greeted with a standing ovation from the audience in the sold-out Empire Theatre.

When you have a number like “Maybe This Time” that is so powerful you need to have a standing ovation afterwards.

But if someone falls on the floor or voids themselves that is a standing ovation.

Before he could sip, his name was announced and he had to run onto the stage to receive a standing ovation.

The studio audience laughed at the joke, later rising to give Dave a standing ovation.