poll
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
You have to understand trends in polling so that even if a poll is good, meaning it’s statistically sound, that doesn’t mean it’s correct.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
One is in what we call our voter poll.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
In 2015, a USA Today readers' poll named Derry the world's best Halloween destination, while the New York Times later included it in a list of leading spooky-season travel destinations.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
But if the latest poll can be trusted, it’s hard to pick a winner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
In a 2005 poll by The New York Times, fully 81 percent of Americans said they had felt social pressure to buy high-priced goods.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
![]()
So I will tell you, a lot of that will happen prior to polls closing.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
Corruption, according to some recent polls, has joined the economy as voters’ most pressing issue.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
A defeat had been predicted by the polls but not quite on that scale.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Iotova won 35 percent of the vote in the first round last week, with Gyurov on 32 percent -- a much narrower gap than the 20-point lead for Iotova predicted by opinion polls.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
They had a spirit and skill that hadn’t yet been accounted for in the polls.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
![]()
Economists polled last week by The Wall Street Journal had expected the economy to grow marginally in the third quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Analysts polled by FactSet expected adjusted earnings per share of 72 cents for Starbucks’s September quarter on revenue of $9.22 billion, as well as a 6% same-store sales gain.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting 41 cents a share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The forward price-to-earnings ratios are based on consensus 12-month earnings-per-share estimates among analysts polled by FactSet, weighted in the same way as the funds’ portfolios.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
When the jury was polled by the incredulous judge, Carter was the only juror who recorded his vote as guilty.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
![]()
You have to understand trends in polling so that even if a poll is good, meaning it’s statistically sound, that doesn’t mean it’s correct.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
Taken as an aggregate, polling averages and not individual surveys can provide a more accurate prediction.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
At a polling station in Sofia, 64-year-old teacher Krassimira Kostova said she voted despite dissatisfaction with both candidates.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
It’s unlikely they’re going to win by one seat, based on how the polling is looking.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026
At this bush meeting we agreed in principle on a five-year government of national unity in which all parties polling over 5 percent in a general election would be proportionally represented in the cabinet.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
![]()
Vocabulary lists containing poll
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word