Sentence examples for polite clap from inspiring English sources

Yell! Roar! 15-0 with an unreturnable... Polite clap as Nalbandian drives the ball down court to level... and it starts to rain.

As the evening's performers cycled through, patrons continued on with their conversations and coffee orders, paying just enough attention to give a polite clap at the end of each act.

Polite claps turned to whoops and shouts to greet each point Murray took off his opponent.

Lots of polite clapping and a glass of Australian Chardonnay in the interval.

Except for routine polite clapping at the conclusion, it was the only applause the speech garnered.

Occasionally, a roar from Arthur Ashe Stadium or the grandstands could be heard over their polite clapping.

Amid the polite claps of fans and a tense competition, Billie Jean's brother, Columbus, won the first-ever best of breed for Russell terriers.

Still, there was something pathetic about watching Moyá pack his bags with just a few spectators left to provide some polite clapping.

The audience, mostly confined to polite clapping earlier in the evening, rewarded Ms. Mattila's post-intermission commitment with appreciative applause.

At the first performance last month at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, a few patrons covered their ears and some walked out; Los Angeles Weekly reported "some booing, polite clapping and nervous eye-rolling".

He delivered a short address that was respectful, if a bit wooden, and then stepped back to polite clapping, making room for a row of schoolgirls to recite verses that they had memorized.