applauding

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The wistful, lovely song is accompanied by weird visuals of the aliens, who look like praying mantises, admiring the human specimen through the room’s windows, applauding when she goes to the bathroom and taking pictures.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

“We should be applauding Ken for spending $238 million in NYC, not attacking him for doing so,” Ackman wrote on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Who do you think the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ voters are more comfortable with applauding?

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

Von Allmen, however, was a picture of celebration after his storming run, the large number of baying Swiss fans in the packed tribune wildly applauding their hero, flags waved, cowbells heaved and air horns blown.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Felicia shouts, exultant, laughing and applauding his silken moves.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García