OVATION in a Sentence

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Example sentences for OVATION, such as:

1. The audience gave her a standing ovation for her performance.
2. When the popular tenor Placido Domingo came on stage, he was greeted by a tremendous ovation.
3. With the same complacent smile he told her of the ovations he had received in consequence of the act he had passed.
4. Because he had fought gamely against a much superior boxer, the crowd gave him a standing ovation when he left the arena.

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 Meanings and Examples of OVATION
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ovation
 n.  enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
Classic Sentence:
1  With the same complacent smile he told her of the ovations he had received in consequence of the act he had passed.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: Chapter 33
Example Sentence:
1  When the popular tenor Placido Domingo came on stage, he was greeted by a tremendous ovation.
2  Because he had fought gamely against a much superior boxer, the crowd gave him a standing ovation when he left the arena.
3  The audience gave her a standing ovation for her performance.