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 Houston, nobody seems to applaud unless the hands on the scoreboard start to clap.
  — Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Apr. 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
• 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
• 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
• But Nicolaisen wasn’t complaining, and the judges applauded her for it.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 18 Apr. 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
• In early 2022, much of the world applauded the heroic Ukrainian troops who held back Russian forces outside the gates of Kharkiv and Kyiv.
  — Dominic Tierney, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2024
• That action has caused people in recent days to applaud and complain across the country.
  — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
• People laughed, applauded and in a few cases shed tears.
  — James B. Stewart, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
• As Griner peered over the Mercury's huddle, fans once again stood to applaud, with the 6-foot-9 center offering a subtle wave.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 17 June 2023
• Audience members gasped and then began to applaud along with the soundtrack.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
• Other tourists and locals in the area applauded as the pair officially became engaged in the City of Love.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 27 Oct. 2023
• At the Kingston premiere, on Kingsley’s first line, the audience applauded.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
• At the same time, many people applauded the trans girl for competing in and winning the tournament.
  — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2023
• Everyone cheers at the end of the song, applauding the group and anticipating their next move.
  — Damaly Gonzalez, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
• Some stared blankly into space, while others chuckled and applauded on cue.
  — Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
• Kathy Saunders, who sits on the board of directors for Southeastern Guide Dogs, applauded the signs.
  — Sue Carlton Tampa Bay Times (tns), al, 18 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024