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

Those fans are juiced enough to give Juan Soto a standing ovation despite some early struggles — a little different approach in these parts from past slumping superstars, as Lindor knows. —Tim Britton, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025

Taking a page out of the Phillies’ playbook at the start of Trea Turner’s stay, the Citi Field faithful gave Juan Soto a standing ovation on Friday. —Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025

And, then: Merrill hit a third-inning home run, after a standing ovation from the Petco crowd, when the stadium announcer celebrated the news. —Andrew Keatts, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025

Despite a few bumps along in the performance, with the two starting over a few times, Menzel and Chenoweth received a standing ovation from the audience. —Sharareh Drury, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for standing ovation

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