The class broke into applause when he read his first story.
A crowd of a few dozen in the room broke into applause.
The workers and attendees in the movie broke into applause.
Women who came to greet her were shocked at first then broke into applause.
Indeed, the audience broke into enthusiastic applause even after the first movement.
Members of the staff broke into applause, said one who attended the meeting.
The audience not only smiled back, but broke into applause.
For the first time, the live audience broke into applause.
When the other people standing nearby, many of them tourists, heard this, they broke into applause.
The show was over, and the audience of about 50 broke into applause.
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