show of hands

Example Sentences

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Vossler Smith said that during a kickoff event for the nearly 500 volunteers who help with Modernism Week, she asked for a show of hands from “our Canadian friends.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Then the judge will excuse any people who indicate by a show of hands that they can’t serve or can’t be fair and impartial, he wrote.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

In caucuses people gather at events, hold debates, and then vote on their preferred presidential candidate - sometimes by a show of hands.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2024

Mr. Diaz-Balart at one point asked for a show of hands on who had actually seen the exhibit.

From Washington Times • Jul. 23, 2023

“Now let me see a show of hands of those who have not been informed that they’re leaving New York,” Father Mulrooney instructed.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer