Examples of polling booth in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
France’s President Emmanuel Macron exits a polling booth, adorned with curtains displaying the colors of the flag of France, to vote in the second round of France’s legislative election at a polling station in Le Touquet, northern France on July 7, 2024.
—
Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
In just a couple of months, voters will once again be back at the polling booth to vote for who will represent them at the state and federal levels and who will be in the White House for the next four years.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 2 Aug. 2024
If a ballot selfie is defined as a photo taken inside the polling booth showing both the marked ballot and the voter, then no, that is not allowed, say Attorney General Dana Nessel and Bureau of Elections officials.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2024
Sam Hou Fai delivers a speech at a polling booth at the China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform Complex on Oct. 13, 2024 in Macao.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
The 2020 presidential election saw record voter turnout, as about two-thirds of voting-eligible Americans took to the polling booth, though local elections often see much lower turnout rates.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
An elderly woman in Ivanovo also set fire to a polling booth at a school, local media reported.
—Robyn Dixon The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2024
An elderly woman in Ivanovo also set fire to a polling booth in a school, local media reported.
—Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
The next step in the referendum process called for the state ballot board to determine the language that voters would see in the polling booth.
—Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
In just a couple of months, voters will once again be back at the polling booth to vote for who will represent them at the state and federal levels and who will be in the White House for the next four years.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 2 Aug. 2024
If a ballot selfie is defined as a photo taken inside the polling booth showing both the marked ballot and the voter, then no, that is not allowed, say Attorney General Dana Nessel and Bureau of Elections officials.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2024
Sam Hou Fai delivers a speech at a polling booth at the China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform Complex on Oct. 13, 2024 in Macao.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
The 2020 presidential election saw record voter turnout, as about two-thirds of voting-eligible Americans took to the polling booth, though local elections often see much lower turnout rates.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
An elderly woman in Ivanovo also set fire to a polling booth at a school, local media reported.
—Robyn Dixon The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2024
An elderly woman in Ivanovo also set fire to a polling booth in a school, local media reported.
—Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
The next step in the referendum process called for the state ballot board to determine the language that voters would see in the polling booth.
—Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
Cite this Entry
“Polling booth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polling%20booth. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share