show of hands

Example Sentences

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By a show of hands, Labour conference delegates rejected the first motion in favour of the second.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

In a show of hands, everyone in the class said they were more likely to vote because of what they had learned.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2023

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

In a show of hands, the assembly voted overwhelmingly to lift the parliamentary immunity of Belgian lawmaker Marc Tarabella and Italian Andrea Cozzolino.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 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