How to Use applaud in a Sentence

applaud

verb

• I applaud their efforts to clean up the city, but they must do more.
• We applaud the decision to lower taxes.
• Rather than being criticized for her honesty, she should be applauded for it.
• The audience stood and applauded her performance.
• Everyone applauded the graduates as they entered the auditorium.
• These are the types of announcements that are easy to stand and applaud.
  — Derek Newton, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
• Home players stayed on the pitch a long while afterwards to applaud all four corners of the ground.
  — Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
• The crowd applauded, but that’s not an approach that seems to have the backing of retail crime experts.
  — Evan Clark, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
• When the title was finished, Courtney applauded her work.
  — Emy Lacroix, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
• Squibb, who is in the awards race this year for Thelma, was among those in the audience applauding Taylor.
  — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
• The councilors each rose to applaud the victor in the mayoral election — all except Essaibi George, who clapped from her seat.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021
• And while many of her followers applaud her efforts, others are less enthusiastic.
  — Grace Wade, Health.com, 22 Dec. 2021
• For some observers, all this has been reason enough to applaud Musk’s takeover as a master class in corporate efficiency.
  — Simon Shuster, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
• While some consumers may applaud some new policies, consumer watchdogs would rather see the elimination of overdraft fees and say more needs to be done to help consumers.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2021
• But early reviews applaud the change, along with the introduction of a glass haptic trackpad, a growing trend in thinner laptops.
  — Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 4 Jan. 2022
• Then get out and stump with Democratic candidates in 2022 who applaud you for taking these actions.
  — Faiz Shakir, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2021
• Bruno applauded their chemistry and commended Danny for showing improvement at every level.
  — Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
• My mother always said encouragement sweetens labor, so be sure to applaud yourself often, especially when others appear unfazed by your efforts.
  — Simone E. Morris, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2021
• The boy gave him a quick kiss on the lips as the crowd laughed and applauded.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2023
• In the crowd, his teen-age son, Gus, applauded and cried.
  — Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2024
• The crowd applauded, Ian Happ stepped into the box against Webb, and the game went on.
  — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2024
• Sometimes, the fans stood and applauded as the pitcher walked off the field.
  — Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
• In Houston, nobody seems to applaud unless the hands on the scoreboard start to clap.
  — Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
• The sellout crowd began to applaud as soon as the first image of Cassidy popped on the board.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Dec. 2022
• Some applaud the changes, and are ready to return to some normalcy.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2022
• Many of the comments applaud the company for taking the stand.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2022
• The songs took the world by storm with her fans applauding her move to country music.
  — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024
• Link wraps the last bit of bandage around the mummy known as Sam, and everyone in the OR applauds a job well done.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 5 May 2023
• And the worst part is most people around me were applauding his garbage sermon.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2023
• The crowd applauded the moment Kevin de León walked up.
  — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024