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
  • There are less than 12 months before the next election.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2023
  • That happens to be the exact result of the 2020 election across those four states.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2024
  • In the last election cycle, far-right members took 17% of seats.
    Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2024
  • Harris could be seen as a beacon of hope in this election.
    Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 24 July 2024
  • 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
  • Most are aimed at slices of AI, such as the use of deepfakes in elections or to make pornography.
    CBS News, 24 May 2024
  • Being stuck in Washington in the days before the election isn't one of them.
    Andrew Solender, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • The first round of the French elections is scheduled for June 30, followed by a second round on July 7.
    Anna Cooban, CNN, 18 June 2024
  • Since winning the election, the lira has been in free fall, plummeting by more than 15%.
    Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 June 2023
  • But most everywhere Harris goes these days, the election is on the minds of many people.
    Sabrina Rodriguez, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
  • Those views are likely to weigh heavy on the November election.
    Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
  • One of the leading causes for their anxiety was the 2024 U.S. election.
    Renée Onque, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Chan said that some of the hostile rhetoric has already begun to seep into the election cycle.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Rollins and Arroyo are friends, and the report chronicles their hundreds of texts about the election.
    Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • But there is so much evidence most people want to tune out from this election, not tune in.
    Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
  • But as the election nears, only one member was willing to talk to The Enquirer about it.
    Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 1 May 2023
  • These visuals stuck in the public mind long after the telegenic John Kennedy won the election.
    Heather Hendershot / Made By History, TIME, 27 June 2024
  • Look no further than the election of our next president.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • And no amount of money can decide an election unless the voters agree with the agenda.
    Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • April 10 was the last day for candidates to file a nomination packet to run in the town’s election.
    Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2023
  • But after the election, Bessent reportedly backed away from that plan.
    Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024

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