Sentence examples for waves of spectators from inspiring English sources

The wave is much like the coordinated waves of spectators during sporting events, Mr. Zitterbart said.

The next wave of spectators convincing the marathoners that they still look good is two miles later, in Harlem.

"The fame of the man was reflected at the final whistle," wrote the great correspondent Geoffrey Green, "when his sturdy, almost squat frame disappeared under a wave of youthful spectators as they surged on to the pitch to engulf him in admiration".

The mayor, in a show of enthusiasm, climbed the rigging and waved to a crowd of spectators.

In football, soccer and baseball, there is only the Wave, the sweeping mass of spectators rising in sequence around a stadium.

The TV cameras are pointed on them, while a small crowd of spectators wave flags in the bright early-morning sunshine.

Grant traveled the three-mile route on the back of a convertible, waving at the throng of spectators who lined the streets to celebrate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the slain civil rights leader.

Of particular concern is the popemobile, which the Pope uses for motorcades, waving to spectators and onlookers along the way.

Video footage showed Esteyne waving to spectators and airport crew after landing the plane.

The waves of sound from excited spectators built in the towering wooden grandstand as the Ortiz brothers approached, racing flat out with only inches between their stirrup leathers.

Firefighter O'Connor found Billy and the others in the crowd of spectators, and waved.