counting noses
Example Sentences
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“I’m not going to be counting noses as to who would support or not support that at this stage, but I may down the road.”
From Fox News • Jan. 28, 2020
A surprise enrollment surge triggers a campus housing crunch After counting noses for fall registration, a fair number of colleges are just beginning to come out of shock.
From Time Magazine Archive
Miami's method of counting noses ?was getting heavier every week.
From Time Magazine Archive
And counting noses, they seemed to have the votes to work their will.
From Time Magazine Archive
The agent is a trumpeter who goes on before, writing the impartial notices which you see in the editorial columns of country papers and counting noses at the theater doors.
From The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth by Townsend, George Alfred
