Officially, the White House had nothing but plaudits for Hagel and his abilities running the enormous Defense Department.
The moment brought Huckabee plaudits from some unlikely corners.
The plaudits, visitors, and money to fix those boilers would roll in.
But all these changes will be painful, and win him little in the way of plaudits.
But the GOP presidential nominee's plan to hope for a change in the Mideast conflict is winning some plaudits.
He concluded in an uproar of plaudits from both sides of the House.
The plaudits of the boys and girls were warm and whole-hearted.
I wish, though, he hadn't acknowledged my plaudits by bowing to me.
Of course the answer was a shower of plaudits upon the king.
Does it become a gentleman of my standing to fish for their plaudits?
1620s, short for plaudite "an actor's request for applause" (1560s), from Latin plaudite! "applaud!" second person plural imperative of plaudere "to clap, strike, beat; applaud, approve," of unknown origin (also in applaud, explode). This was the customary appeal for applause that Roman actors made at the end of a play. In English, the -e went silent then was dropped.
