And the room burst into applause that never seemed to end.

The class broke into applause when he read his first story.

The audience was silent for a second, and then burst into applause.

A crowd of a few dozen in the room broke into applause.

After the hammer went down at the final price, the room burst 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.

The show was over, and the audience of about 50 broke into applause.