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.
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Making a rare appearance at the 2025 Critics’ Choice Awards in February, the beloved actor received a rapturous reception and a standing ovation from the audience made up of journalists and his industry peers.
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Clare Fisher, People.com, 31 May 2025
The king alternated between speaking in English and French – the two official languages of Canada – and received a standing ovation after wrapping up the speech.
—Paula Newton, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Former Gophers and Cretin-Derham Hall football player Casey O’Brien, 26, who has undergone more than 40 cancer surgeries, received a standing ovation after his emotional induction speech into the Mancini’s St. Paul Sports Hall of Fame the other day.
—Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
Her directorial debut, Eleanor the Great, just premiered to a five-minute standing ovation and is set to hit theaters in the fall.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 22 May 2025
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Clare Fisher, People.com, 31 May 2025
The king alternated between speaking in English and French – the two official languages of Canada – and received a standing ovation after wrapping up the speech.
—Paula Newton, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Former Gophers and Cretin-Derham Hall football player Casey O’Brien, 26, who has undergone more than 40 cancer surgeries, received a standing ovation after his emotional induction speech into the Mancini’s St. Paul Sports Hall of Fame the other day.
—Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
Her directorial debut, Eleanor the Great, just premiered to a five-minute standing ovation and is set to hit theaters in the fall.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for standing ovation
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“Standing ovation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standing%20ovation. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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