Sentence examples for raises a cheer from inspiring English sources

Unfortunately, from the point of view of the great British drinker, neither potential new owner raises a cheer.

Mr Hague knows that not every idea that raises a cheer at the Tory conference proves so popular in the real world.

Well, his nearest in any case: Geronte, as played with the ghoulish mien of a mangy jackal by Mr. King, is a buoyantly vicious old skinflint whose comeuppance is duly deserved, although Mr. King is so delightful to watch that his resurrection from his deathbed — more than once, mind you — all but raises a cheer from the audience.

Journalists joined the police in raising a cheer.

Our first tulip field raised a cheer, as did each windmill.

When he announced, "One foot to Oxford," Smith was too exhausted to raise a cheer.

One may expect Guardian readers in particular to raise a cheer about this.

Then raise a cheer at the news that his smallest size had to be taken in to fit Posh Spice.

But there was only a handful of supporters to raise a cheer, mostly security officers on Mr. Arafat's payroll.

Italians, who had seen their team lose, raised a cheer every now and again and everybody laughed.

She raised a cheer when she made the valid point that only Labour governments had ever passed race equality laws.