campaign trail

noun

: a route that takes a candidate for office to different places in order to talk to people during a campaign
The candidates talked about the people they met on the campaign trail.

Examples of campaign trail in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Lightly edited insights Me: There is this sense that Trump is better off being in a courtroom for six weeks than on the campaign trail. Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024 He's blended those roles over the past year by presenting himself to supporters, on the campaign trail and on social media, as a target of politically motivated prosecutions designed to derail his candidacy. Jennifer Peltz, arkansasonline.com, 16 Apr. 2024 As for her involvement in Donald’s current presidential campaign, Melania made a rare appearance on the campaign trail with her husband in March 2024. Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024 The measure comes at a time when immigration is a central issue on the campaign trail in the leadup to the 2024 presidential election. Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024 But the trials threaten to keep him off the campaign trail for months at a time – if they are held as briskly as prosecutors would like. Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024 Melania Trump makes rare appearance on 2024 campaign trail Late Fox News CEO Roger Ailes' widow Elizabeth Ailes, longtime Republican donor Saul Fox and Deborah Magowan, the wife of former Giants Chairman Peter Magowan, are also among co-hosts, the invitation shows. Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2024 Meanwhile, on the campaign trail, Trump has made the murder of a Michigan woman Ruby Garcia, part of the immigration debate. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024 Hill denied the allegations at the time and continues to do so on the gubernatorial campaign trail. Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024

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“Campaign trail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campaign%20trail. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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