Example Sentences

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"I didn't feel pressure and I didn't feel nervous because our team was cheering for me during the performance, so they gave me a lot of power."

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

As she overtook her challenger, there was cheering at her campaign headquarters and chants of "victory".

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2024

But not everyone in the city was cheering for Harris.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024

“I guess maybe I expected sportsmanship because I was cheering the rest of them on when they were called. So I guess I expected to get that reciprocated,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024

But outside there was cheering in the streets, bonfires of joy.

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