poll
noun
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
had polled
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past perfectof poll.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Ince had polled around 8% of the votes when his candidacy was first announced, but his popularity ratings have since dropped to around 2%, according to opinion surveys.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2023
Her party won the September 2022 elections with 26% of the vote, even though it had polled only 4.3% four years earlier.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2022
Then-Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who had polled hear the top of the pack in 2015, dropped out two months after declaring his candidacy.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2022
Theresa Coffino, an executive producer of the show, said she had polled publicists and stars and found that “Billy still has so much equity left in this town.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2019
Leader of a forlorn hope, he had yet received the suffrages of 1,376,957 citizens, only 489,495 less votes than Lincoln had polled.
From Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics by Johnson, Allen
