Sentence examples for applauded to from inspiring English sources

But aiming high can only be applauded to a point.

Well, perhaps; meanwhile there was a rather thin attendance in stalls and boxes last night, but the lovers of true art in the gallery applauded to the echo".

Critics accusing England of lies were applauded to the rafters.That level of unpopularity cannot just be ignored, and indeed there has been a lot of soul-searching in the English press today.

It is a pity because there is always something to admire when a returning manager is applauded to his seat and Moyes will not be alone in thinking he probably deserves better.

Then there was 69 from Rahul Dravid, in his swansong ODI, who was lauded and applauded to the middle and, after a third-wicket partnership of 170 was ended by one of the uglier shots he will have played in 344 matches, given handshakes by the England team and one final rousing ovation.

"Waiters charge frantically from side to side, as plates smash and live birds splutter skywards from beneath the dinner platters, confusion that increases its speed and intensity until it reaches a crescendo of pandemonium" – at which point a cheesemonger steps forward and explains that he's the set designer; he is duly – and rightly – applauded to the rafters.

Let's just applaud to him".

They have gone from applauding to defending, a turn many secretly resent and increasingly reject.

No one to applaud, to admire… actual heroism receives no ovation, entertains no one.

"The crowd have the right to applaud and to boo us," said the 24-year-old.

Consumer advocates applauded efforts to assign costs more accurately.