How to Use polling day in a Sentence

polling day

noun
  • During the October election, thousands of people took to the streets on polling day.
    ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • However, Mulongo does not foresee chaos on polling day.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Barring a collapse in on-field fortunes between now and polling day, he is expected to secure another term in office.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Armenian investigators had issued six arrest warrants for members of Strong Armenia on the eve of polling day, accusing them of buying votes.
    Avet Demourian, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • But a longstanding feature of Nigerian elections includes delays in distributing voting materials on polling day and — during the 2023 ballot — glitchy equipment postponing the timely transmission of results.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026

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