Everyone applauded the graduates as they entered the auditorium. The audience stood and applauded her performance. We applaud the decision to lower taxes. I applaud their efforts to clean up the city, but they must do more. Rather than being criticized for her honesty, she should be applauded for it.
Recent Examples on the WebPayPal already has expressed an intention to move away from a focus on user growth and toward better monetization of users, the kind of shift that a stingy activist would applaud. Telis Demos, WSJ, 28 July 2022 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 Beyond the benefits of the Levoit Classic 300S Ultrasonic Smart Humidifier, our testers couldn't help but applaud the design. Rebecca Norris, PEOPLE.com, 5 May 2022 At the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night, President Biden appeared to be the very first person to stand up and applaud after a video tribute to journalists who have been killed while covering the war in Ukraine. Brian Stelter, CNN, 2 May 2022 Justin Endres, an attorney for property owner Clarks Landing Enterprise Investments, said the site's current owners applaud efforts by the town to improve the area near the facility. Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 13 June 2022 The audience did too, as many stood to applaud something dark, wild and totally unexpected. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 June 2022 Americans who worked through the lockdowns will likely applaud the crackdown on unemployment fraud, as will those who struggled to return to the workforce. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 20 June 2022 In the statement, several Black Broadway artists applaud the renaming. Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French aplaudir, from Latin applaudere, from ad- + plaudere to applaud