show of hands
Example Sentences
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Dutton described the show of hands as a "very confronting scene" while Albanese said he has brought inflation down, wages up and added that interest rates were starting to fall, according to ABC.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025
“Colonel, we asked for a show of hands, and we’ve decided not to take that hill.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 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
In a show of hands, the assembly voted overwhelmingly to lift the parliamentary immunity of Belgian lawmaker Marc Tarabella and Italian Andrea Cozzolino.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2023
I guess the quickest way is a show of hands.
From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose
