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.
• 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
• 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
• The crowd applauded and whistled; Utkin tipped his cap.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
• The students listen to him and applaud; they are used to men who speak in such ways with guns slung over their shoulders.
  — Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
• Swift, whose endurance has been applauded throughout the tour, still had 25 songs to go on that night’s 45-song setlist.
  — Brian Anthony Hernandez, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
• Trump quipped to Hannity as the crowd in Iowa applauded.
  — Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 11 May 2024
• Many commenters to the post were quick to applaud the mom for teaching her tots that privileges are earned.
  — Melissa Willets, Parents, 18 Aug. 2023
• Attendees can sing and get a chance to win prizes or applaud their favorite karaoke singers.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2022
• But the runners weren’t applauding him for winning any races.
  — Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 2 June 2023
• Councilman George Fuller, who was the only one to speak on the issue, applauded the new rules.
  — Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
• Of course, Ferrell had to applaud Magnus' sense of humor.
  — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2023
• But Nicolaisen wasn’t complaining, and the judges applauded her for it.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 18 Apr. 2023
• The crowd was asked not to cheer or applaud to avoid scaring the child, who was given a jelly bean, the station reported.
  — Justin Spike, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Feb. 2023
• Grapefruit juice glossed with hazelnut oil, the clear puddle on the plate, is another slick to applaud.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
• How many events from 47 years ago are remembered, let alone applauded, to this day?
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
• Share No one has ever applauded me for getting out of bed before.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
• Wall Street has applauded Jassy’s campaign to rein in expenses, with Amazon shares up about 23% year to date.
  — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024