canvass

Example Sentences

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"I am going door to door," BNP candidate S.M Zilany, 57, told AFP, saying many would-be voters had never had a candidate canvass for their backing.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

The job was considered difficult; they canvass the entire country for immigrants who are here without legal status, and do so with too few resources.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2025

It was also fitting that a playmaker that has created such artistry on the grass canvass has had a huge mural painted of him in Manchester's Northern Quarter.

From BBC • May 20, 2025

“I canvass 80% of the time in Spanish,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024

He and Schnooks thanked the clerk for his kind attention, then set out to canvass more hotels.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson