Sentence examples for best acceptance from inspiring English sources

Ms. Wever proved she deserved her statuette, giving the shortest and best acceptance speech.

John Kerry made one of the best acceptance speeches we've ever heard.

Obama's was the best acceptance speech I've ever heard, and I've heard a bunch.

Ultimately, the best acceptance speeches are those that are, like Jannings's inaugural effort, succinct.

Rutgers got a mention for "best acceptance" because its letter came in a "really expensive-looking black folder".

The best acceptance speech is given by William Hague (speech of the year) who, as someone remarks afterwards, has the uncanny ability to let an audience know that they are going to be entertained, even before he starts speaking.

This would have been the best award acceptance of all time if it wasn't for the 2007 winner Doris Lessing.

In her best actress acceptance speech at Cannes last year, Juliette Binoche criticised the Iranian regime for holding Panahi.

Middle-fingergate has ended in victory for Adele, with ITV and the Brits apologising for cutting short her best album acceptance speech at last night's awards.

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Certain events — among them Rob Lowe's 1989 "Proud Mary" duet with Snow White, David Niven's suave response to a streaker zipping by onstage in 1974 ("That was bound to happen") and Sally Field's best actress acceptance speech ("You like me") in 1985 — have been omitted, having long ago achieved classic status.