Examples of 'canvass' in a sentence

Meaning of "canvass"

Canvass is a verb that means to solicit or seek opinions, votes, or orders from a group of people, often used in marketing or political contexts
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  • To thoroughly examine or investigate (something) physically or by discussion; to debate, to gather opinion, to scrutinize.
  • To scrutinize (the ballot in an election or the votes cast) and reject irregular votes; also, to challenge or dispute (an election result).
  • To seek or solicit donations, information, opinions, support, etc. from (people or a place)
  • To seek the support of (voters or a constituency) in a forthcoming election or poll through personal solicitation or public addresses.

How to use "canvass" in a sentence

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Not that an initial canvass has turned up.
Canvass of the rail yard got us nothing.
The key to a good canvass is a good sampling.
Canvass the local bars and restaurants.
Push out the canvass another mile.
So canvass crowded parking lots and malls.
We expanded the canvass a few more blocks.
Canvass every pawn shop on the island.
I will have her canvass for witnesses.
So canvass the whole grounds from outside to in.
You can grab a canvass in the corner.
Our canvass turned up a bona fide suspect.
Have the uniforms canvass the neighbors.
The canvass of your neighbors is drawing a blank.
We need to do another canvass of this whole area.

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We canvass the hotel until we spot him.
The quality of the canvass is more important.
Canvass while we wait for her to detox.
Let us just canvass some crime scenes.
Canvass is definitely something that needs to be conducted.
They brought it up to an officer during the canvass.
We can canvass the inner harbor district.
Just checking in to see how the canvass is going.
You can canvass me as long as you want.
This is the list of the morning canvass.
We need to canvass the area where he was found.
Nothing off the crime scene or canvass.
Obviously to canvass for this marvellous programme.
I am gonna have unis canvass the area.
We gotta canvass this ship as fast as possible.
We still have half that neighborhood to canvass.
I will canvass around the construction site.
There was a guy who came up to me at the canvass.
On the canvass soon after the incident.
I may have something from the canvass.
See if our canvass turned up any leads.
Expect the flock to canvass for them.
Canvass their directorate for agenda items.
I sent four units to canvass the area.
Canvass their organization for agenda items.
We have got nothing from the canvass.
Canvass the block where they lived.
Fill out the business model canvass.
The canvass feeling that he will be heard.
I will get my deputies to canvass the area.
Full canvass of the train station.
The shirt and stockings are made of canvass.
I need you two to canvass the area.
Make sure to avoid the temptation to canvass.
The initial crime scene canvass is incomplete.

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