Example Sentences

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From Auckland to Wellington and Hamilton to Dunedin, crowds have clapped, cheered and marvelled at the skills of global stars like Alexia Putellas, Alex Morgan, Ada Hegerberg and Fridolina Rolfo.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2023

Regardless of who won that Oscar… Angela Bassett could have clapped for the winner.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2023

If that’s the case, the passengers may have clapped in celebration of their crew’s incompetence.

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2017

However, he would surely have clapped his hands at the prospect that experimenters could one day induce large objects to have quantum properties.

From Nature • Dec. 22, 2015

Oh, maybe ten years ago, she would have clapped her hands—hurray!—as if this were good news.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan