How to pronounce ovation

Listen to ovation in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“ovation” in real sentences

149 clips in the index · 26 American · 6 British · 4 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. Standing ovation for them.

    The 92nd Street Y · hear it here

  2. standing ovation from European lawmakers.

    PBS NewsHour · hear it here

  3. just getting a standing ovation.

    NIH · hear it here

  4. He got a standing ovation.

    Channel 4 News · hear it here

Why real speech

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