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
By a show of hands, Labour conference delegates rejected the first motion in favour of the second.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025
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
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
Miss K asked for a show of hands.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
