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UK
/plˈɔːdɪts/
]
[ US /ˈpɫɔdɪts/ ]
[ US /ˈpɫɔdɪts/ ]
NOUN
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enthusiastic approval
he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd
the book met with modest acclaim
they gave him more eclat than he really deserved
How To Use plaudits In A Sentence
- The authors, both pollsters, will either win plaudits in future years or be forgotten like many hyperbolic, wrong-headed forecasters through the eons. Three books on the Tea Party, reviewed by Steven Levingston
- Pickles has earned widespread plaudits since taking office for his energetic and radical approach to reforming local government. Times, Sunday Times
- Obviously the “rich girls weep” gains applause and plaudits from the public at large and the government. Welcome ‘Times’ Readers « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
- The scene won no plaudits for the students, nor can it have done their case to create public sympathy with their cause any good.
- The 29-year-old deserves all the plaudits. The Sun
- The plaudits remain valid in this recast production. Times, Sunday Times
- He has won prizes from his peers and plaudits from discriminating academics.
- I had heard from friends that over the past eight years the restaurant had gradually shed its pub grub stylings, dropping tuna toasties in favour of keta caviar - and had recently won plaudits under the guidance of new chef Craig Millar.
- There are times when someone decides that an album deserves plaudits, laurel wreaths and all round backslapping because it's an auspicious debut recorded without the help of some guy with a ponytail in a big office.
- The plaudits remain valid in this recast production. Times, Sunday Times