cheering section
noun
: a group of people who are cheering for someone
He had his own cheering section in the stands.
Examples of cheering section in a Sentence
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There was always uncertainty about the extent to which this cheering section represented a majority of parents and educators in a diverse school system of about 25,000 students.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Griner scored 24 points and grabbed four rebounds in her return against the Dallas Wings, playing in front of a deep cheering section led by her wife, Cherelle Griner, her former high school coach, members of her AAU basketball team and other family members.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2024
The cheering section included Swift, who celebrated her 34th birthday in December, and quarterback Patrick Mahomes' wife, Brittany.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 14 Jan. 2024
The cheering section included a developer with issues pending before the city.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2024
Travis Kelce has quite the cheering section for the Kansas City Chiefs game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 11 Dec. 2023
Boogie Ellis brought his own cheering section Thursday afternoon to UC San Diego’s LionTree Arena for the Rady Children’s Invitational.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2023
But the Kansas City Chiefs star got a last-minute boost in votes — thanks, perhaps, to his very A-list cheering section this fall.
—Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
Understandably, Spiffy had a large cheering section at graduation.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 28 June 2023
Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Griner scored 24 points and grabbed four rebounds in her return against the Dallas Wings, playing in front of a deep cheering section led by her wife, Cherelle Griner, her former high school coach, members of her AAU basketball team and other family members.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2024
The cheering section included Swift, who celebrated her 34th birthday in December, and quarterback Patrick Mahomes' wife, Brittany.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 14 Jan. 2024
The cheering section included a developer with issues pending before the city.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2024
Travis Kelce has quite the cheering section for the Kansas City Chiefs game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 11 Dec. 2023
Boogie Ellis brought his own cheering section Thursday afternoon to UC San Diego’s LionTree Arena for the Rady Children’s Invitational.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2023
But the Kansas City Chiefs star got a last-minute boost in votes — thanks, perhaps, to his very A-list cheering section this fall.
—Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
Understandably, Spiffy had a large cheering section at graduation.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 28 June 2023
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“Cheering section.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheering%20section. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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