: a speech given by someone receiving an award or prize
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In an Emmy acceptance speech, Sheen thanked his writers — Gospel scribes Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.—ABC News,
24 Sep. 2026 Her acceptance speech would be the perfect spotlight for another big revelation.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Sep. 2026 The existence of the acceptance speech was a surprise to the audience, as was the musical performance that followed.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
17 Sep. 2026 Before the video of her acceptance speech was played, Emmylou Harris introduced the segment.—
Mckinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for acceptance speech