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

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

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

Prospective candidates chosen by the commissions are confirmed by a majority show of hands by the local municipal assemblies before they advance to the ballot.

From Reuters • Mar. 22, 2023

The debate was over and ended, and, without so much as a show of hands, had been decided.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman