applause for

Frequency: 7.513.1 per million words

Used to indicate the person or reason receiving the applause.

applausePREPOSITION + NOUN

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for

Examples (10)

  • There was a ripple of applause for the speaker.
  • Let's have a huge round of applause for our guest of honor!
  • She received thunderous applause for her incredible performance.
  • The volunteers deserve warm applause for their tireless efforts.
  • Was there any applause for the controversial new policy?
  • I expect there will be great applause for the winning team when they arrive.
  • His groundbreaking research earned him international applause for its contribution to science.
  • There was only polite, muted applause for the runner-up.
  • The director called for a final round of applause for the entire cast and crew.
  • The loudest applause was for the announcement of a new holiday.