Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat. From LearnThat.org. [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)]
Noun : Her portrayal of Juliet won the plaudits of the critics. From Dictionary.com.
But let us pause to pile on an additional plaudit. From Wordnik.com. [Duke, Butler succeed off the court, too] Reference
Of course, your guaranteed plaudit comes at a cost. From Wordnik.com. [This Blog is Not a Marketing Tool : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits] Reference
I thank thee for thy plaudit where reason and words meet. From Wordnik.com. [Rhyme and Reason Volume Two] Reference
Then I learned that my little vessel and her brave crew had won the plaudit of the. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915] Reference
Chabon, in a particularly low mood, responded favorably to this plaudit and quickly signed away the film rights. From Wordnik.com. [Late Night Roundup : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits] Reference
Every plaudit which a vitious play, or a bad actor receives is a blow to the public morals, and the public taste. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1] Reference
Some people might say that “plaudit” has value as a substitute for “praise” if that word has appeared repeatedly. From Wordnik.com. [2009 July 14 « One-Minute Book Reviews] Reference
As the judges for these annual awards, we do our best to identify the most deserving recipients of this unwelcome plaudit. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Cohen: Announcing the P.U.-litzer Prizes for 2008] Reference
I'm also pleased to see that in my Attitude to School Life I was "quite reliable" leading to an overall plaudit of "most satisfied". From Wordnik.com. [Vote now.] Reference
I know it sounds like a dust jacket plaudit, but only Rod (and I mean only) is willing to tell it like it is when it comes to immigration. From Wordnik.com. [Comment on: Not funny, but it struck home] Reference
This sounds like the distant plaudit of posterity. From Wordnik.com. [Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions] Reference
Sate at the Saviour's feet and won His plaudit dear. From Wordnik.com. [Man of Uz, and Other Poems] Reference
And ending, let. uncheck'd, appear The iilent plaudit of a tear. From Wordnik.com. [The Monthly Review] Reference
That's the second plaudit that Tom Newton-Dunn has received recently. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
He called the Jazz Award plaudit as "the beginning of the end for me". From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
There is a plaudit -- as much superior to man's as heaven is above earth!. From Wordnik.com. [Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, An African. In Two Volumes. To Which Are Prefixed, Memoirs of His Life, Vol. 2] Reference
The plaudit prizes De la Iglesia's "innovative and transgressive" career and his. From Wordnik.com. [Variety.com] Reference
Heroes having so nobly acted, with ours, will receive the plaudit of their country. From Wordnik.com. [The Defence of Stonington (Connecticut) Against a British Squadron, August 9th to 12th, 1814] Reference
This is a plaudit better reserved for a speech at the opening of a synagogue in Mecca. From Wordnik.com. [The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines] Reference
Behind the Maple Curtain, Canadians are gnashing their teeth at every Ovechkin plaudit. From Wordnik.com. [Salon]
Page 2 of joy dancing upon the lids -- is a plaudit not to be equalled this side death!. From Wordnik.com. [Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, An African. In Two Volumes. To Which Are Prefixed, Memoirs of His Life, Vol. 2] Reference
But to award this plaudit to two Aussie fast bowlers at this particular time is impossible. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
"No doubt of it," said no less a personage then the Mayor of Manchester, amid loud plaudit. From Wordnik.com. [London: Saturday, August 16, 1862] Reference
Washington entered he was saluted, with a general plaudit which rang through the house in loud acclaim. From Wordnik.com. [Beams of Light on Early Methodism in America. Chiefly Drawn from the Diary, Letters, Manuscripts, Documents, and Original Tracts of the Rev. Ezekiel Cooper.] Reference
His kooky, ruffled style won him plaudit after plaudit as critics said he was born to play the Time Lord. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
When the judgment was given from the bench a general plaudit by a clapping of hands passed through the house. From Wordnik.com. [Beams of Light on Early Methodism in America. Chiefly Drawn from the Diary, Letters, Manuscripts, Documents, and Original Tracts of the Rev. Ezekiel Cooper.] Reference
Hands clapped, sonorously, voices shouted "Bravo!" and other words of plaudit; and "Encore!" was repeatedly demanded. From Wordnik.com. [Patty Blossom] Reference
Wm. Shepard's speech, in defiance of authority, there was a very general plaudit in the Hall in token of approbation. From Wordnik.com. [The University's Response to William B. Shepard's Speech, October 15, 1816; The Raleigh Minerva, October 18, 1816, 3] Reference
But enough about Danny, this was a great team victory that deserves several plaudit filled bullets, so let's get to it. From Wordnik.com. [Indy Cornrows] Reference
At the conclusion of the address, a general plaudit burst forth from the vast assemblage, which continued some minutes. From Wordnik.com. [Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States] Reference
Write now and then, as thought prompts, and inclination leads -- refute my errors -- where I am just give me your plaudit. From Wordnik.com. [Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, An African. In Two Volumes. To Which Are Prefixed, Memoirs of His Life, Vol. 1] Reference
There was not the slightest symptom of disapprobation to any part, and the plaudit was loud and long when given out again for Monday. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4] Reference
If we mourn that he is now beyond the reach of our poor human praise, let us reverently trust that he has received that higher plaudit. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Works of Whittier] Reference
The gallery cried 'Bravo!' the assembly joined in general plaudit; and Miss Susannah Cross-stich was chosen nem.con. perpetual president. From Wordnik.com. [A Lecture On Heads As Delivered By Mr. Charles Lee Lewes, To Which Is Added, An Essay On Satire, With Forty-Seven Heads By Nesbit, From Designs By Thurston, 1812] Reference
Then I learned that my little vessel and her brave crew had won the plaudit of the Kaiser who conferred upon each of my co-workers the Iron. From Wordnik.com. [History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War] Reference
‘plaudit’; and the low Latin ‘mummia’ (Webster) became ‘mummy’. From Wordnik.com. [English Past and Present] Reference
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