Sentence examples for won a standing from inspiring English sources

Mr Romney won a standing ovation.

He won a standing ovation for the debut performance.

Mr. Nader won a standing ovation from the board.

At the company meeting in September, he won a standing ovation from the Windows team.

Jane Birkin presented the honorary Palme to veteran director Agnes Varda, who won a standing ovation.

He too slathered David Cameron with praise and won a standing ovation.

But Wednesday night, for a while, Rice had the convention – winning a standing ovation from a crowd that may not have appreciated how far she was off message.

The debate is notable for a rousing speech by Hilary Benn, shadow Foreign Secretary, explaining why "we must fight fascists", which wins a standing ovation from both sides of the house.

A 16-year-old from Maidstone stole the show at the Labour party conference, eclipsing what many shadow cabinet ministers could have hoped for and winning a standing ovation from activists.

At a Green Party conference on 20 March 1991, he resigned from the party, telling them he was about to be at the centre of "tremendous and increasing controversy," and winning a standing ovation from them after the announcement.

He even succeeded in winning a standing ovation when he declared that he wanted to lower the 96p marginal tax rate on a single working mother with two kids on £150 a week as her benefits are withdrawn so rapidly.