Performance ended with thunderous applause.

Meaning: The audience clapped loudly to show they liked the performance.

Choice of Words: Performance is an act of singing, playing music, or acting in front of an audience. Ended means to come to an end. With means together with or in the company of someone or something. Thunderous means making a loud, deep sound like thunder. Applause is the sound of clapping hands to show approval or appreciation. When you put them together, the sentence is saying the act of singing, playing music, or acting in front of an audience came to an end with the sound of clapping hands to show approval or appreciation.

Alternative Expressions

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• The concert ended with applause.
• The song ended with applause.