How to Use vote in a Sentence

vote

1 of 2 verb
  • Did you vote in the last election?
  • He voted against the proposal.
  • The committee hasn't yet voted on the matter.
  • We have to decide what to do about dinner. I vote that we get a pizza.
  • Senators voted themselves a pay raise despite the budget shortfall.
  • They voted the referendum into law.
  • Citizens will vote today for their new governor.
  • Congress voted 121 to 16 to pass the bill.
  • Barkin doesn't have a vote this year, but will get to vote in 2024.
    Joe Wallace, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2023
  • At the end of the day, the couple voted in first place by the public wins the prize.
    Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2023
  • In the end, that seems to work, and Brandon is voted off the island.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The board is expected to vote again on the issue later this spring.
    Ruth Graham, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Her friends voted it the best presentation of the night.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Johnson has promised lawmakers that the House will vote on Ukraine aid in the near future.
    Kevin McCarthy, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
  • The statement said over 70% of rank and file members voted in favor of the agreement.
    Theo Greenly, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Voters cannot vote for more than the three candidates who will be on the ballot.
    Linda Gandee, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The upper chamber will have to move with uncommon speed to vote on that and send it to the House for approval before the end of the week.
    Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Both men, who voted for Trump in 2020, believe Biden has done a bad job overall on the economy.
    Jim Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Moran voted against the last immigration effort to clear the Senate, in 2013.
    Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Biden and other Democrats have voted for border barriers in the past.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
  • This is tough language here, to say about something that people in your own party are voting for.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The Razorbacks were voted to finish sixth out of 14 teams in the SEC preseason media poll….
    Ethan Westerman, arkansasonline.com, 16 Dec. 2023
  • There was no welcome letter and no guidance on how to vote, like whether to weigh factors such as artistry, influence, and record sales.
    Allyson McCabe, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Thousands of people had lined up to vote in last year’s elections, ignoring their calls for a boycott.
    John Eligon Joao Silva, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The board also voted to ban the licensee from being involved in another licensed business in the city for a year.
    Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
  • As was the case with the last two funding deadlines, the four bills that are running out of funds aren't ready to be voted on yet, and Congress won't be able to pass them before Friday.
    Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Some other bills that would reform water laws have stalled in the Legislature but may still be voted on next year.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Congress took up the motion Tuesday, and eight Republicans joined House Democrats in voting to dump the speaker.
    Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Expect the Big-12 to meet privately tomorrow and vote publicly as soon as Friday.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The faculty then voted to set up a panel to investigate the matter.
    Jim Vertuno, Fortune, 21 July 2023
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vote

2 of 2 noun
  • The vote was in her favor.
  • They are counting the votes now.
  • People waited in line to cast their votes.
  • She's campaigning hard to raise money and win votes.
  • He got 56 percent of the votes.
  • I cast my vote for the Republican candidate.
  • The candidate won only 10 percent of the vote.
  • There are 20 votes in favor and 12 against.
  • She won by a vote of 206 to 57.
  • In 1920, American women won the vote.
  • That night, the vote count put Roth 30 votes ahead of Green.
    Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The singer with the evening’s least number of votes was Oates as Anteater.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Tori tries to hold her vote until the end, but Theo calls her out.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The board passed the rule in a 4-1 vote last month, where hundreds gathered in protest of the measure.
    Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Cast your vote for one of the five nominees at the bottom of this page.
    The Courier-Journal, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The Senate has not yet scheduled a vote on the proposal.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The bill, which cleared the committee on a vote of 18-4, moves to the Senate for further action.
    Susan Haigh, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The change wasn’t a result of a vote or legislative action.
    Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The time frame for the speakership vote has not been decided.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The House approval came after a string of votes on contentious issues.
    Kevin Freking and David Koenig, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • Less than three weeks later, Gaetz gathered his allies and called for a vote.
    Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The result shocked many after Mr. Massa won the most votes in last month’s first-round election.
    Max Klaver, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Ohio State goes on the ledger as one of the 14, then 16, unanimous votes for both annexations.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Now, the bill is awaiting a vote in the House Insurance Committee.
    Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2024
  • How many votes are needed to expel a member of Congress?
    Stefan Becket, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • After nearly two hours of public comment, the banners, again, came to a vote.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
  • Fans will cast their vote each week to determine what two acts will continue on to the finale.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
  • But the afternoon dragged on with no further votes Tuesday.
    Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Every week as the show aired, thousands of Mexicans would log on to cast their vote for Guevara.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Her confirmation will now go to the Senate floor for a final vote.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 1 May 2023

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