show of hands
Example Sentences
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He asked for a show of hands: “Who’s here for the first time?”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025
A resolution to approve Reform UK’s new constitution was passed by a show of hands at the party’s conference in Birmingham.
From BBC • Sep. 21, 2024
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
“Now let me see a show of hands of those who have not been informed that they’re leaving New York,” Father Mulrooney instructed.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
