How to Use ovation in a Sentence

ovation

noun
  • He was welcomed by a warm ovation when he came out onto the stage.
  • The guys gave him a good ovation.
    — Nick Friedell, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
  • Then he was helped off the stage to a standing ovation.
    — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Her talk earned one of the rare standing ovations of the day.
    — Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Lemon stood up as the crowd gave him a standing ovation.
    — John Ross, Vanity Fair, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Kids cheered, some adults gasped and there was a standing ovation.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Cannes loved it — a nine-minute standing ovation.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Their peers gave them a standing ovation.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • Standing-ovation records aside, this is where things get tricky.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
  • As soon as his name was announced, fans stood to give him a long ovation.
    — oregonlive, 30 Mar. 2022
  • And the crowd gave him a standing ovation at the end of his remarks.
    — Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Abante has got the blues, and a voice, that earned a standing ovation from all four judges.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 14 June 2023
  • Johnson also got a two-minute ovation at the close off the show.
    — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 15 Feb. 2022
  • The crowd gave them a rousing standing ovation when they were done.
    — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
  • On his way back to the dugout, Hinch received an ovation from the fans.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2022
  • The three of us leapt from our seats and cheesed away during the standing ovation.
    — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2022
  • While the ovation was light-hearted, the moment did strike a chord.
    — Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The fans, many of them rooting for the home team, gave him a standing ovation.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Fans gave her around a 20-second ovation.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The theater gave him a standing ovation.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Now that’s worthy of a standing ovation.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Smart took the stage on Sunday to a standing ovation from the crowd.
    — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Corey even gets a standing ovation for doing the lion's share of the work.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Wild standing ovation for the actor who has had a number of films here over the years.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
  • If a film is good, the standing ovation can go on for what feels like an eternity.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026
  • Torres received an ovation from the home crowd before his first at-bat.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The audience went wild, the standing ovation just went on and on.
    — Emily Langer, Washington Post, 15 July 2023
  • The judges gave Moten a standing ovation and were left speechless.
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2021
  • The next time Monday came up to bat, the crowd gave him a standing ovation.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
  • As the ovation went on, Sánchez looked over at Merrill and smiled.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026

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