How to Use absentee in a Sentence

absentee

noun
  • There were 10 sick absentees that day.
  • In addition to the start of in-person early voting, absentee ballots are also being mailed to voters this week.
    J.d. Capelouto, ajc, 12 Oct. 2021
  • But a requirement for a witness signature on absentee ballots that was waived last year is back, and officials have been working to contact voters who have been turning in ballots without them.
    BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2021
  • There was the absentee colostrum situation, which was mitigated by an emergency trip to the pediatrician, who awarded us with a bottle of formula and a tip to relax.
    Marina Khorosh, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The rise of absentee voting means that the red and blue swaths viewers see on King’s map early in the day are likely to change during the night.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Nov. 2022
  • But these are just the famous names, the familiar faces, the notable absentees.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 19 July 2023
  • But Biden's choice to call out Youngkin isn't solely due to his broad absentee voting push for the statewide election.
    Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2023
  • But the complicated absentee voting process is just one headache for the staff ahead of the Nov. 8 election.
    Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The main reason is the uptick in absentee voting in what is expected to be a high-turnout midterm election.
    Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2022
  • But the shape of the race could change with thousands of outstanding absentee ballots.
    Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Cignetti has said the Hoosiers expect to have a few absentees due to postseason surgeries.
    Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Just a narrow slice of Texans can vote absentee by mail.
    Fredreka Schouten, CNN, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The state also keeps track of all absentee ballots, which are trackable through bar codes.
    Joshua A. Douglas, CNN, 26 July 2022
  • For the first time ever in a statewide election, Michigan voters had the chance to vote early as well as absentee.
    Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2024
  • They will still be required to mail the ballots back to the clerks or return them in person, the same as any other absentee voter in the state.
    Todd Richmond, Twin Cities, 25 June 2024
  • The first day of absentee in-person voting is Tuesday, May 16.
    The Courier-Journal, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Overseas absentee ballots are due Aug. 31, and many Alaskans vote by mail.
    Bridget Bowman, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The referendum will run from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at town hall, and absentee ballots will be available at the town clerk’s office.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Rules regarding absentee and mail-in voting are the most common subjects of new state election laws in the past year.
    Siobhan Hughes, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Ricky Bobby's credo, imprinted on him by his absentee father Reese (Gary Cole), proves to be a house of cards.
    Terry Terrones, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2023
  • There is no in-person absentee voting on the Monday before the election.
    Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2024
  • The claim spurred months of misinformation about absentee ballots in the state.
    Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2022
  • Wait went into the MyVote system and requested that the absentee ballots for Vos and Mason be sent to his address.
    Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2022
  • The last thing Johnson wants to be is an absentee father, especially when his daughters — ages 6 and 4 — need him most.
    Vulture, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The ruling did not mention whether someone voting absentee by mail must put his or her own ballot in the mailbox.
    Grayson Quay, The Week, 9 July 2022
  • Those are also the only forms of ID that can be used to request or cast an absentee or emergency ballot.
    Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Only Ward 1 voters will go to the polls or submit absentee ballots.
    Beth Mlady, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2022
  • In 2020, Trump and his allies claimed that reports of absentee vote totals from Milwaukee in the early morning the day after the election were a sign of fraud.
    Anchorage Daily News, 8 Nov. 2022
  • As of Monday morning, about 33% of Detroit voters had already turned out to vote either early or absentee.
    Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The panel also noted that the ruling does not pertain to voters casting ballots under the federal law for uniformed and overseas absentee voters.
    Ella Lee, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024

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