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How to use the word applaud in a Sentence?

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I’m a red-blooded, full-throated, free-market, free-enterprise capitalist, i think we should applaud free enterprise and we should sing from the hills the benefits while we fix the negatives, as opposed to denigrate the whole thing.

– Austin Steele/CNN Dimon

Found on CNN
1 year ago

On one hand, I think it’s very important to drive a sense of urgency. I applaud him for that. He’s an aggressive commander, on the other hand, I would not paint it as inevitable that we will be in war, and I hope we will do everything we can to deter a conflict.

– Mark Esper

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It is refreshing to see the Department of Justice restored from The Justice Department politicization during the Trump years, and I applaud Attorney General Garland for acting swiftly in appointing a special counsel to investigate the Biden document discoveries, based on what we know, there is a big difference between the Trump and Biden document cases.

– Hank Johnson

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I applaud the congressman for calling out the administration's hypocrisy when it comes to our domestic fisheries and their policies, this is not the first time that something like this has happened, but it is good to see, and particularly a Democrat pointing it out because this administration has frankly not been friendly or helpful to our domestic fishing industry.

– Bob Vanasse

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

We have a mental health crisis in our country, and you have these pharmaceuticals that have all of these side effects and have all these other externalities, and here, you know, like I applaud Oregon for the step they took this last election, you know, decriminalizing small amounts of drugs, and realizing you can’t arrest your way out of addiction. … If you criminalize addiction, you have what we have, and that is one of the core tenants of mass incarceration.

– John Fetterman

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I can at least say with Latino voters, we've never tried as a party. The Democratic Party has not tried in terms of Latino electorates. And, I mean, where's our Dream Act, where is our immigration reform. And even recently with President Biden's marijuana executive order, I very much applaud that President Biden went there, but President Biden exempted people who were convicted if they were convicted while they were undocumented.

– Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

A Pima County judge lifted an injunction that was placed on Arizona's abortion statute, we applaud the court for upholding the will of the legislature and providing clarity and uniformity on this important issue. I have and will continue to protect the most vulnerable Arizonans.

– Mark Brnovich

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

[FAF] welcomes Attorney General Moody’s urgent call to have illicit fentanyl declared a Weapon of Mass Destruction, and applaud her for taking this powerful stand, wMD designation currently has bipartisan support in Congress. With A.G. Moody’s announcement today, the movement continues to grow.

– James Rauh

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I applaud the courage displayed by CORE members at the Apple store in Towson for achieving this historic victory, they made a huge sacrifice for thousands of Apple employees across the nation who had all eyes on this election.

– International Association of Machinists

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I get aggravated when people say,' You shouldn't have signed up for these loans.' We have no choice. We either stay in the same class, in the same low-paying job or gather all this debt so we can at least be able to have more flexibility in our lives, i applaud everyone who's able to pay off their student loans, but one person's circumstances should not dictate the response for providing relief.

– Angel Enriquez

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I applaud everyone who's able to pay off their student loans, but one person's circumstances should not dictate the response for providing relief.

– Angel Enriquez

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I applaud the way the motorcyclist handled the situation, after his life was clearly threatened, he lawfully defended himself and then de-escalated the situation.The offender is lucky he was not shot.

– Sheriff Rick Staly

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I am thrilled that the Colts are seeking to help build diversity and inclusion in NFL coaching by launching this diversity fellowship coaching program, it’s a tremendous honor for me to be identified with the program. I applaud the Irsay family and the organization for taking this proactive step, and I hope it encourages other teams to look for ways to promote equal opportunities in the coaching ranks.

– Indianapolis Colts

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I saw there was a union in supporting Ukraine, the question is how far the West can go in this support. Are they ready to pay 20-30 cents extra for gas in this support? So far from what I can see, no. So I'm sorry, but Ukrainians will not applaud it, Ukrainians are literally putting their lives for democracy in the world at the moment, and the world is not willing to pay extra for gas and oil.

– Oleksandra Ustinova

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It is very rare for a prosecutor to bring criminal charges against health care providers, i applaud the district attorney’s courage and tenacity in this investigation and in bringing these charges.

– David Woodruff

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

When Christians and evolutionary science find harmony and common ground, or at least a peaceful truce, we can build trust and begin to work together on matters that threaten the healthy, safety, and flourishing of us all, for this reason, I applaud the work that Christian scientists are doing to bring greater acceptance and understanding of science into their communities. We need not be at war with each other.

– Nathan Lents

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I ’m proud of our guys for competing, competing and playing the way we did, we gave ourselves a chance and we’re severely undermanned. I applaud our guys' effort.

– Michael Malone

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Situations like these are rare and regrettable for the vast majority of our customers and Delta has zero tolerance for unruly behavior at our airports and aboard our aircraft, we applaud our flight crew's quick decision to divert and address the situation as expeditiously as possible so the remainder of our customers can resume their travels.

– Delta Air Lines

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Not only is arson dangerous, but in some cases can be deadly, no one in our community was injured during Harris’ tirade of inconceivable acts. I applaud our deputies, Community Crimes Detectives, and our partners at Citrus County Fire Rescue for working swiftly and diligently to keep our community safe from further harm.

– Citrus County Sheriff Prendergast

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I am glad the Administration is finally acting on this issue and now it’s time to approve the Major Disaster Declaration I asked for more than a week ago. The backlog in our ports has caused ships to idle off our coastline for weeks, which may have contributed to the oil spill that devastated our community. I urge the President to approve this request and applaud these efforts to get these ships moving quickly and out of our coastal waters.

– Michelle Steel

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I broadly do. I support the President's intentionality. I support his call to finish the job, we have the solution to this pandemic. Now we have to complete the task, we have to finish the job. And that is what the President asserted, a little more formally. I applaud him for that.

– Gavin Newsom

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We applaud the FDA's decision, there's a benefit to having access to it now.

– Maria Carrillo

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Why be shy, have no fear of the response, even if the audience does not applaud, dance your heart out

– Shah Asad Rizvi

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2 years ago

I applaud the decision of the Attorney General to request an Inspector General investigation, and the IG’s commitment to proceed and probe the abuse of the department’s investigatory powers against Congress and the press.

– Adam Schiff

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

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