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

Accepting the evening’s final award before a standing ovation at New Orleans’ Fillmore theater, Momosé spoke movingly of visting New York City in her twenties. —Michael Solomon, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025

The fans welcomed the 23-year-old back to the bigs with a standing ovation in his first at-bat. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025

The crowd in the convention center gave a standing ovation and cheered when a woman from Carmel asked if Spartz would demand for the resignations of officials who participated in the group chat, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz. —Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025

The judges smiled, danced in their chairs, and ultimately gave the young star a standing ovation. —Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 25 June 2025

Rhymes for standing ovation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
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• acetylation
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