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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a polite cheer" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a cheer or expression of support that is done in a courteous or respectful manner.
Example: "The audience responded with a polite cheer after the speaker finished their presentation."
Alternatives: "a respectful cheer" or "an encouraging applause".
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He was answered by a polite cheer.
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The onset of prolonged rain may well have played a part in that, but polite cheering rather than vociferous roars echoed around the course.
Many of the lesser-known players — like Bob Bolin and Reid Nichols — received polite cheers, but stars like Mo Vaughn and Jim Lonborg heard loud ovations.
Despite the more than merely polite cheers which greeted the final curtain, and which might have persuaded her that, just possibly, she had a success on her hands, within hours Weir was beaten black and blue by a scrum of negative opinion.
The MC's exhortation for the crowd to bellow their enjoyment in order to show the rest of the world "what lively, enthusiastic people we are" elicited a polite but lukewarm cheer.
His advisers have been promising a "non-traditional" speech, which is a polite way of saying a "non-boring" speech, cause for cheering on both sides of the aisle.
During quieter numbers, such as Interlude and Shyer, there's a polite, almost reverential hush from much of the crowd, followed by a huge cheer after the last note.
I was a polite person.
A polite laugh.
A polite argument ensues.
"A polite boy".
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