standing ovation

noun

: an occurrence in which the people at a play, speech, sporting event, etc., stand up and applaud to show enthusiastic approval or appreciation

The crowd gave her a standing ovation.

Examples of standing ovation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It was led by one of her costars from the 1980 film 9 to 5, Lily Tomlin, who, after being greeted with a standing ovation, struggled to read the teleprompter, which made for a funny but awkward segment. —Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Nov. 2025

In a clip from the performance (above), Felton appears onstage next to his once-foe Harry Potter (John Skelley) and manages to utter only a single — yet, very memorable — word before receiving a standing ovation from the entire Lyric Theatre audience. —Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Nov. 2025

Safdie held a surprise screening with the cast at the 63rd New York Film Festival in October, where the film received a standing ovation from the audience members. —Michael Saponara, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2025

Fans roared and whistled during a standing ovation. —Sean Gentille, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for standing ovation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration