noun
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A victory ceremony of less importance than a triumph.
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(by extension) A (ceremony for the) recognition of some achievement.
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(by extension) Prolonged enthusiastic applause.
verb
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To give (someone) an ovation (prolonged enthusiastic applause).
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Examples of ovation in a Sentence
Gotama's return became an ovation; musicians preceded and followed his chariot, while shouts of joy and triumph fell on his ear.
We gave him a standing ovation for his efforts.
With the fastest rise to standing ovation I have even seen in my life.
In 1896 President Steyn visited Pretoria, where he received an ovation as the probable future president of the two Republics.
With proper practice, you are sure to impress your potential employer and earn a standing ovation!
The Assembly gave a standing ovation to the large number of school students who attended.
He received a standing ovation and was emotionally overwhelmed by it.
Kelly was given a standing ovation by some members of the sell-out crowd who treated the cast to three curtain calls.
On the death of Nicholas Firlej in 1526 Tarnowski became grand hetman of the crown, or Polish commander-in-chief, and in that capacity won his greatest victory at Obertyn (22nd August 1531) over the Moldavians, Turks and Tatars, for which he received a handsome subsidy and an ovation similar to that of an ancient Roman triumphator.
The resultant prolonged standing ovation is a memory that will stay with United fans for many years to come.
Parry came off with 10 minutes remaining to a deserved ovation.
They received a standing ovation at the end of their set.
The audience gave him a rapturous standing ovation which lasted at least 14 seconds.
He finished his set to a well-deserved standing ovation.
Its GOD who creates, GOD who delivers, GOD who heals, and God who is worthy of a thunderous ovation of praise!
A rousing standing ovation is what they deserved and got.
The night I went, she had a 15 minute standing ovation!
It was pitched at just the right level and won an unusual standing ovation, with all but UKIP's MEPs standing.
In Paris in 1998, the film got a spontaneous standing ovation on both nights it was shown.
There was a long standing ovation at the end which told me that people really appreciated the second act.
Camp is the delightful tale of a summer camp (" Ovation ") for teenage wannabe musical stars.
He at once became the leader of the European revolution; his speech was read aloud in the streets of Vienna to the mob by which Metternich was overthrown (March 13), and when a deputation from the Diet visited Vienna to receive the assent of the emperor to their petition it was Kossuth who received the chief ovation.
It was pitched at just the right level and won an unusual standing ovation, with all but UKIP 's MEPs standing.
We helped and the Alliance and Matt helped and both received a standing ovation from the 1200 delegates to the founding conference.
Both races earned the drivers a standing ovation from the spectators.
Another debutante, Callum stepped up to the mic next, complete with a very nice looking red sunburst ovation copy guitar.
She was still tingling with excitement from the standing ovation she received at the ballet.
She was brought down onto the field where she received an ovation from the crowd.
She performed in local theater productions of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and Annie Get Your Gun, the latter of which she was nominated for an Ovation Award.
Former friend Lauren Conrad debuted the spring collection of her clothing line during Los Angeles Fashion Week, receiving a standing ovation from the crowd at the conclusion of her show.
Boyle sang I Dream a Dream from the Broadway musical Les Miserables and earned an ovation and much praise.
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The group has also appeared in a movie alongside, among others, the other dance group that got a standing ovation from judges of Britain's Got Talent; the movie has a release date of 2010.
This means a woman has a menstrual cycle in which ovation does not occur.
The standing ovation he received from his admirers is among the longest on record.
In tears herself, the audience's long standing ovation left Lucci overwhelmed.
The actress was treated to a standing ovation that lasted several minutes.
Lucci plays the indefatigable Erica Kane and in 1999, she was honored with a standing ovation after breaking a 19-year losing streak with her first Outstanding Lead Actress win at the Daytime Emmys.
Smokey Robinson gave Lambert a standing ovation for his rendition of Robinson's The Tracks of My Tears.
When Lambert performed Tear For Fears' Mad World, the show ended with Cowell simply giving him a standing ovation as a review.
She received a standing ovation from the audience along with enthusiastic praise from all three judges.
The judges and the crowd were blown away and Skinner received a standing ovation.
The convention was attended by Sir George Grey, who was publicly welcomed to the colony by New Zealanders resident in Sydney, and by other admirers, and his reception was an absolute ovation.
In 1871 he visited Texas, and his trip through the southern country, where he had once been so hated, was an ovation.
After remaining in the Philippines under orders from his government to maintain control, Dewey received the rank of admiral (March 3, 1899) - that title, formerly borne only by Farragut and Porter, having been revived by act of Congress (March 2, 1899), - and returned home, arriving in New York City, where, on the 3rd of October 1899, he received a great ovation.
On his return, bringing with him privileges for his monastery and a magnificent altar, he received a popular ovation.
The 24 infants from the Victoria Street School received an ovation for their musical drill, which was accompanied by gaily bedecked tambourines.
Needless to say he got a standing ovation at the end of the solo!
John, you get a standing ovation from me.
When she won in 1999, the entire theater stood up to give the actress a lengthy and well-deserved standing ovation as much for her work as for finally having that work rewarded with an Emmy.