How to Use election in a Sentence

election

noun
  • He's favored to win the election.
  • The scandal may affect his chances for election.
  • Her election to the Senate was a surprise to many.
  • Here's what the case means for Trump and the 2024 election.
    Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 9 June 2023
  • The Iowa caucuses that mark the official start of the 2024 election are just forty-six days away.
    Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Fontes praised Penzone for his efforts in a tense election year.
    The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Which day of the week is reserved for federal elections in the United States?
    CNN, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Since winning the election, the lira has been in free fall, plummeting by more than 15%.
    Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 June 2023
  • Chan said that some of the hostile rhetoric has already begun to seep into the election cycle.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Kennedy’s comments echo rhetoric by Trump and his allies related to the 2020 election.
    Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
  • An election surprise Much of the criticism surrounds the secrecy and timing of the treaty.
    Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
  • The economy is likely to take center stage in next year’s election.
    Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The Supreme Court will hear the case this term, which means a decision may come in summer 2024, in the midst of the US presidential election season.
    Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2023
  • That would cost the city less than having a separate special election.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2023
  • In other words, Kennedy's net effect on the election in this scenario would have been to decrease Biden's margin by 0.5 points.
    Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Not to mention that this ruling will further reinforce Mr. Trump’s false premise that the election is rigged against him.
    WSJ, 26 Dec. 2023
  • More than two-thirds of Israelis want to see early elections, polls show, and about a third are ready for them even before the Gaza war is concluded.
    Heidi Levine, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Whether these issues still motivate voters is one of the unknowns in this year’s election.
    Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Stewart will remain as part-time host throughout the 2024 election cycle, with rotating hosts throughout the rest of the week.
    Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
  • If this country had a more parliamentary system, a snap election would have already been called, and the House GOP may well have lost it.
    Matt Ford, The New Republic, 15 Oct. 2023
  • In today’s environment, where elections are won at the margin, the effects can be lethal.
    Corey Robin, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The Daily Show is bringing back beloved former host Jon Stewart on a part-time basis to shepherd the late-night show through the 2024 election season.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The elections will also give some clues heading into 2024, experts say.
    Laura Gersony, ABC News, 20 June 2023
  • Once these yahoos were kicked out of the building, Congress calmly affirmed Mr. Biden’s election.
    Tom McClintock, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The deadline for doing so is 10 weeks before an election, according to the Kansas City Election Board.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
  • During the next election cycle, Wilson was voted out of office.
    Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • But in six elections Adams had never faced a serious challenger, not even in a primary.
    Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
  • As the research note states election years are often good for investors as incumbents tend to try to improve the economy so things are good when people go to the polls.
    Simon Constable, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The new map, whether drawn by the Legislature or the court, will be used for Alabama’s 2024 congressional elections.
    Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 20 June 2023
  • Now the question is whether a party this far to the right, with a speaker to match, can keep control of its House majority in a competitive election year.
    Aaron Zitner, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2023

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