Example Sentences

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DeSantis will make his candidacy official during his third campaign swing through South Carolina, where Republican hopefuls have been stumping for more than a year already.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023

Cotton and others scoping out a potential 2024 bid have been stumping for candidates up and down the ballot in both places, even joining candidates for sheriff and state senator.

From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2022

Some have returned to their full-time jobs on Capitol Hill, others have started nonprofits to channel their ideas, and a few have been stumping for one of the finalists.

From Fox News • Mar. 10, 2020

Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, also have been stumping for Clinton.

From Washington Times • Feb. 23, 2016

Instead these businesses are being launched with the help of their local community who have been stumping up the cash in the form of community shares.

From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2013