1
: a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate
2
: a candidate whose name is written in
wrote in; written in; writing in; writes in
1
: to insert in a document or text
2
a
: to insert (a name not listed on a ballot or voting machine) in an appropriate space
b
: to cast (a vote) in this manner
Examples of write-in in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Holly Ramer, Fortune, 24 May 2024
Ken Weir, a member of the Bakersfield City Council and the head of the Kern County GOP, ran a write-in campaign for the 32nd District Assembly seat.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
The Biden administration is flirting with a form that includes more than 36 categories with write-in options for more.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2024
The current census has over 40 categories, plus a write-in option for race groups that may have not been included on the form.
—Sandhya Kambhampati, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
With the open seat, eight candidates registered as write-ins, including Goodwin and his then-predecessor Alexander.
—Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024
The Republican ballot will have Trump, Haley, Perry Johnson, and a write-in option.
—Margie Cullen, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
The 2020 Census, which included MENA as a write-in option, recorded over 3.5 million people who reported Middle Eastern and North African descent.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
Some categories, like best movie, best actor and best actress, allow voting members to write-in contenders during first-round voting, which closes May 7.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024
Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 June 2024
Yoon wrote in an email that the nonprofit was not aware of the arrest until told by a Bee reporter.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
In 2022, the multi-state partnership identified 1,177 voters who appeared to have voted both in Florida and another state in the same election, DeSantis’ Office of Election Crimes and Security wrote in its annual report that year.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
The justices make those calls on their own, Chief Justice Roberts wrote in a letter to Democratic senators.
—Abbie Vansickle, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Patterson failed to show that the court abused its discretion in discharging the jury, Tarrant County Assistant Criminal District Attorney Page Simpson wrote in the state’s response to the defense double jeopardy argument.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2024
Their signs are written in both English and Spanish.
—Hazlitt, 29 May 2024
They are used to change lights from red to green and improve the timing of traffic signals along a street, Stephens wrote in an email.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024
Furthermore, Fancourt rejected Harry’s efforts to expand the scope of the lawsuit to include new bugging or unlawful information-gathering allegations pertaining to articles written in 1994 and 1995 about Princess Diana and in 2016 about his burgeoning relationship with Markle.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
Noun
The New Hampshire calls falsely showed up to recipients as coming from the personal cellphone number of Kathy Sullivan, a former state Democratic Party chair who helped run the Biden write-in campaign.
—Holly Ramer, Fortune, 24 May 2024
Ken Weir, a member of the Bakersfield City Council and the head of the Kern County GOP, ran a write-in campaign for the 32nd District Assembly seat.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
The Biden administration is flirting with a form that includes more than 36 categories with write-in options for more.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2024
The current census has over 40 categories, plus a write-in option for race groups that may have not been included on the form.
—Sandhya Kambhampati, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
With the open seat, eight candidates registered as write-ins, including Goodwin and his then-predecessor Alexander.
—Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024
The Republican ballot will have Trump, Haley, Perry Johnson, and a write-in option.
—Margie Cullen, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
The 2020 Census, which included MENA as a write-in option, recorded over 3.5 million people who reported Middle Eastern and North African descent.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
Some categories, like best movie, best actor and best actress, allow voting members to write-in contenders during first-round voting, which closes May 7.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024
Verb
As Stern writes in his new memoir Home and Alone, released May 21, the two spent some time together away from the set.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 June 2024
Yoon wrote in an email that the nonprofit was not aware of the arrest until told by a Bee reporter.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
In 2022, the multi-state partnership identified 1,177 voters who appeared to have voted both in Florida and another state in the same election, DeSantis’ Office of Election Crimes and Security wrote in its annual report that year.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
The justices make those calls on their own, Chief Justice Roberts wrote in a letter to Democratic senators.
—Abbie Vansickle, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Patterson failed to show that the court abused its discretion in discharging the jury, Tarrant County Assistant Criminal District Attorney Page Simpson wrote in the state’s response to the defense double jeopardy argument.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2024
Their signs are written in both English and Spanish.
—Hazlitt, 29 May 2024
They are used to change lights from red to green and improve the timing of traffic signals along a street, Stephens wrote in an email.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024
Furthermore, Fancourt rejected Harry’s efforts to expand the scope of the lawsuit to include new bugging or unlawful information-gathering allegations pertaining to articles written in 1994 and 1995 about Princess Diana and in 2016 about his burgeoning relationship with Markle.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
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