Example sentences for: ovation

How can you use “ovation” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Do the programmers of Deep Blue deserve an ovation?

  • While Hillary Clinton preached against juvenile access to "bomb-making materiel" and decried "the arsenal of guns, rifles, and bombs that the two young men in Littleton were able to bring into their school," President Clinton earned another ovation by proposing to "require Brady background checks on anyone who wants to buy explosives."

  • Variant: standing O standing ESPN, July 20, 1987 ovation R-word recession Joan Lunden, ABC-TV, Oct. 27, 1987 Variant: dirty R Reagan Mike Royko, Columbus Dispatch, Dec. 15, 1987 T-word taxes New York Times Maga- zine, Jan.

  • John McCain, conceded defeat in a heartfelt speech on the Senate floor in which he castigated his own party, he received a standing ovation from Democrats in attendance and seated silence from members of his own party.

  • The paper reports that at a closed-door meeting with members, Newt Gingrich seemed irritated by such scruples and won "a huge ovation" after reminding attendees that the House had already voted for full disclosure, and that pulling back now would only lead to news leaks.


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