aye

Example Sentences

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Of the 199 aye votes, Democrats supplied 107 and Republicans 92.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

On one vote, Lindsey Graham, distracted in conversation with Cory Booker, voted aye when he meant to vote nay.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2024

As the government of former Prime Minister Theresa May buckled under the strains of Brexit, MPs briefly put their quarrels aside to partake in a unanimous cheer of "aye".

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2022

The aye: McKay learned the “I” formation from a young junior college coach: Don Coryell.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2021

“Escuse, aye juan tu fin amen namad Henry, es mi papa.”

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez