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ovation

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I want to give this a standing ovation... but doing so at my desk would be weird.

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enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)

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noun

enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ovation.

noun

enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)

Example sentences

1

I want to give this a standing ovation... but doing so at my desk would be weird.

2

Glenn Greenwald's talk is over now; loved the standing ovation that just didn't want to end.

3

Abu-Mostafa got a standing ovation at the end of the course the term I took it.

4

He got a long standing ovation for his contributions to expose the NSA's war on people.

5

Let's give a standing ovation for this needed criticism of SO.

6

Definitely gotta give you guys a standing ovation for yeomen's work.

7

"Everything about what you do should be commended, but I outright give you a standing ovation for this point.

8

Here is the truth--actual heroism receives no ovation, entertains no one.

9

Did she expect the teaching staff to give her a standing ovation for successfully making a "drano bomb" on campus?

10

Here are a bunch of people who want to ride to the frontiers of space from whatever meagre resources they have and they deserve a standing ovation for that.

11

' and the serfs let it be passed with standing ovation because of Islamic boogeymen and the handful of anarchists that rioted.

12

After about a week I expected everyone to get sacked, instead they got a literal standing ovation for their ceaseless scrambling around.

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Immediately, I received a standing ovation - granted the students who applauded me were already standing, but I could tell if they were sitting they would have stood up before making noise with their hands.

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How do you use ovation in a sentence?

I want to give this a standing ovation... but doing so at my desk would be weird.

What does ovation mean?

enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)

What part of speech is ovation?

ovation is commonly used as noun.