Example Sentences

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Their fans had been cheering throughout those closing seconds.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024

Box office staff told the BBC young people in suits had been "cheering, clapping, whooping" and rising to their feet throughout the film.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2022

So she brought a bunch of pins home and gave one to the little fan who had been cheering for her.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2021

Elizabeth Tsehai had been cheering and chanting as she drove her BMW alongside protesters on H Street.

From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2020

A moment ago the man had been cheering wildly, not understanding what was happening.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara