applauded; applauding; applauds
: to express approval especially by clapping the hands
The audience applauded at the end of the performance.
1
: to express approval of : praise
I applaud her efforts to lose weight.
2
: to show approval of especially by clapping the hands
Spectators applauded the team.
Examples of applaud in a Sentence
Everyone applauded the graduates as they entered the auditorium.
The audience stood and applauded her performance.
We applaud the decision to lower taxes.
I applaud their efforts to clean up the city, but they must do more.
Rather than being criticized for her honesty, she should be applauded for it.
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Both Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape Growers applauded the recent letters from Congress to Quebec, saying getting American wine back into Canada is crucial to aiding their struggling industry.
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Lizzie Kane,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2026
Scott Swift, next to a beaming Kelce, applauded his daughter’s new flame.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
Trump reacted by taking to Truth Social to post side-by-side videos of the two of them, with her being booed and him being applauded.
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Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Nonetheless, health experts applauded the move as a step in the right direction.
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Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
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Lizzie Kane,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2026
Scott Swift, next to a beaming Kelce, applauded his daughter’s new flame.
—
ABC News,
3 July 2026
Trump reacted by taking to Truth Social to post side-by-side videos of the two of them, with her being booed and him being applauded.
—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Nonetheless, health experts applauded the move as a step in the right direction.
—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for applaud
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“Applaud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/applaud. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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applaud
verb
ap·plaud
ə-ˈplȯd 
1
: praise sense 1, approve
applaud their efforts
2
: to show approval especially by clapping the hands
applauder
noun
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