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

Thousands of spectators rose to give Williams a standing ovation; Townsend and Siniaková then joined in, applauding for Williams. —Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025

The Oscar Isaac-starring film received an enthusiastic welcome at its world premiere in Venice Wednesday night, drawing an eight-minute standing ovation. —Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025

At the film’s press conference this afternoon, Ben Hania and her cast entered the room, and were greeted with a standing ovation, after which actress Saja Kilani took the mic and gave an impassioned speech on behalf of the film’s crew. —Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025

Lin attended Saturday’s Golden State Valkyries game and received a standing ovation from the Bay Area crowd. —Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for standing ovation

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