Sentence examples for earnest ovation from inspiring English sources

David Phelps, the Yankees pitcher who may have been making his last start in place of C. C. Sabathia, was given an earnest ovation as he walked off the mound in the seventh inning, even though he was trailing, 3-1, and would eventually lose for the first time since June 29.

He put down a gorgeous sacrifice bunt -- and received his first earnest Stadium ovation -- in the fourth inning when the Yankees might have blown the game open had Williams not fallen asleep off second and been doubled off when Gary Sheffield popped up.

The most earnest reception was the standing ovation for Jill Biden, who arrived to advocate for the veterans' organization Got Your Six and introduce the company of the musical "Bandstand". Husband Joe watched from the audience, and you guessed it: He was misty-eyed.

Surely, he will not get that close again, but nor is he simply along for the memories, the standing ovations and the earnest, slightly awestruck questions from the much younger men just starting their golfing journeys.

The show reserved its one earnest moment, biggest round of applause and sole standing ovation for the winners of the first Webby Lifetime Achievement Award, Ray Tomlinson and Douglas Englebart, two crucial contributors to the invention of e-mail.

Being earnest.

Standing ovation?

An ovation?

chants started in earnest.

Some are earnest.

Viard was earnest.