cheer on

phrasal verb

cheered on; cheering on; cheers on

: to encourage (someone) with shouts or cheers

Their fans cheered them on from the sidelines.

Examples of cheer on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Children as young as 4 can participate and locals can also sponsor a sailor, compete as a team, run to remember service members who have died in the line of duty or cheer on runners near the start or finish line. —The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024

Steve Carell will be cheering on the new The Office spinoff, but from a distance! —Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024

Take him out to a ballgame to see his favorite team or cheer on the local minor league. —Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2024

All along, and especially in recent years, the experiments were cheered on, if not encouraged, by members of the Walton family—Sam’s daughter, Alice, chief among them. —Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 7 May 2024

Community members are invited out to the event center to cheer on the participants free of charge. —Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 4 May 2024

In response, Biden campaign spokesman James Singer said Trump has cheered on Jan. 6 and other right-wing protesters for years. —David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024

Be sure to stay to cheer on runners in the back of the pack, not just the first few who pass through your area. —Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 May 2024

But his strongest supporters are cheering on the crackdowns across red states. —Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 May 2024