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How to use poll in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb, adjective

Poll means a survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion. Example: “The student council had a poll to see what people want served in the cafeteria.”

Examples of poll by meaning

nounA formal vote held in order to ascertain the most popular choice.

  • The student council had a poll to see what people want served in the cafeteria.
  • The other returns having come in, the result of the poll, that Sir James Graham had been superseded by Major Aglionby, was declared at Carlisle soon after 11 a.m.1942 May-June, Charles E. Lee, “The Brampton Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 140, relating to an election in 1837

nounA polling place (usually as plural, polling places).

  • The polls close at 8 p.m.

nounThe head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows.

  • Atterbury, with his priceless polished poll, busy in the main office room dictating letters..1908, O. Henry, A Tempered Wind
  • The main plate is formed in two halves, the upper plate having small sideplates, ear guards, an escutcheon plate (blank), and a brass plume-holder, as well as a hinged poll plate.2005, Stuart W. Pyhrr; Donald J. LaRocca; Dirk H. Breiding; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), The Armored Horse in Europe...

verbTo register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters.

  • He polled a hundred votes more than his opponent.

verbTo cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop.

  • to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass

verbTo remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop.

  • to poll a tree

verbTo (repeatedly) request the status of something (such as a computer or printer on a network).

  • The network hub polled the department’s computers to determine which ones could still respond.

verbTo be judged in a poll.

  • The election was a resounding defeat for Robert McCartney who polled badly in the six constituencies he contested and even lost his own Assembly seat in North Down.2008, Joanne McEvoy, The politics of Northern Ireland, page 171

More sentences with poll

  • Recent polling has showed that 40% are in favour of the candidate.From the entry showed
  • The results of the poll were inconclusive. We got two yeses, three nos, and four maybes.From the entry maybe
  • Looking at the polling, I don't reckon this referendum will get up.From the entry get up
  • Polls indicated a dead heat for the office of dog catcher.From the entry dead heat
  • The polls suggest that the candidates were neck and neck in the election.From the entry neck and neck
  • His charm and good looks accounted for much of his popularity in the polls.From the entry looks
  • Trump didn't like the results of the polls, so he fired the pollsters.From the entry pollster
  • A major problem with polling is that people often give nonattitudes when asked about their political preferences.From the entry nonattitude
  • The candidate's poll ratings fell abruptly after the banking scandal.From the entry fall
  • Many electoral promises are rainbows, vanishing soon after poll day.From the entry rainbow
  • The polls showed a wide swing to Labour.From the entry swing
  • The ruling party or coalition sometimes dissolves parliament early when the polls are favorable, hoping to reconvene with a larger majority.From the entry dissolve
  • The politician timed his announcement to stunt any surge in the polls his opponent might gain from the convention.From the entry stunt
  • The mayor pulled out of the race for Senate after numerous opinion polls had him polling at less than 10 percent.From the entry pull out
  • Polls are scarce on this subject, so this one flutter of data may be all we have to make our decision.From the entry flutter
  • On the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November, American voters go to the polls for general elections.From the entry polls
  • I changed my name by deed poll.From the entry deed poll
  • Though the state has not changed hands in 20 years, the latest polls suggest it may now be in play.From the entry in play
  • The party can't keep whistling past these bad polling numbers.From the entry whistle past
  • Both parties claimed afterwards that their man did best in the debate, but an early opinion poll suggested Mr Cameron shaded it.From the entry shade
  • Are you sure to succeed, as polls say? —Well, I am at least certain of making it to the podium this time.From the entry sure
  • By becoming a poll worker, you will help ensure that all registered voters are able to exercise their right to vote freely, without obstruction or influence.From the entry poll worker
  • Recent polling shows it’s the second most important issue among Americans.2024, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 11, episode 17. From the entry fearmongering
  • Polls show the prime minister’s popularity is at a low ebb.2022 August 24, Tassanee Vejpongsa, Grant Peck, “Thai court suspends PM Prayuth pending ruling on term limit”, in The Washington Post…. From the entry at a low ebb
  • Opinion polls in the wake of the interview showed support for the princess at 92 percent.April 5 2022, Tina Brown, “How Princess Diana’s Dance With the Media Impacted William and Harry”, in Vanity Fair. From the entry in the palm of one's hand
  • The poll worker scanned the lists of names in front of her, flipping through her list.2022, Yara Rodrigues Fowler, there are more things, Abacus (2023), page 395. From the entry poll worker
  • Police said that they checked on a man at the polling station at St.2020 June 7, Jason Pan, “Councilors report alleged wrongs at Han recall vote”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original…. From the entry Kushan
  • A plurality of respondents said Republicans were more to blame than Clinton in every single poll.2019 January 11, Grace Sparks, “Who gets blamed for a government shutdown?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2023. From the entry plurality
  • Between 43% and 51% blamed Republicans and between 25% and 34% blamed Clinton, depending on the poll.2019 January 11, Grace Sparks, “Who gets blamed for a government shutdown?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2023. From the entry plurality
  • "Nu Zillund" is the real language of love, a global poll has found.2019 April 29, “New Zealanders have the world's sexiest accent, study says”, in Stuff. From the entry Nu Zillund

Meaning of poll

  1. noun A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
  2. noun A formal vote held in order to ascertain the most popular choice.
  3. noun A polling place (usually as plural, polling places).

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Questions about poll in a sentence

How do you use poll in a sentence?
Poll is used as a noun, verb and adjective. For example: “The student council had a poll to see what people want served in the cafeteria.”
What is a short sentence with poll?
“to poll a tree”
What does poll mean?
Poll means a survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: poll (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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