canvass
verb (used with object)
to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from.
was canvassing
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past progressiveof canvass.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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State Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Clackamas, spearheaded the law after a constituent called the police on her while she was canvassing in 2018.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2022
The "Never Been Kissed" star even revealed that her 8-year-old daughter was canvassing in her building earlier this year.
From Fox News ● Jan. 31, 2021
Before long, Mfume was canvassing for presidential hopeful Hubert Humphrey.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 16, 2020
A black state representative in Oregon was canvassing in her district on Tuesday when one of her constituents called the police on her.
From Slate ● Jul. 5, 2018
Should I comply with your request, it will be immediately said, I was canvassing for the Presidency.
From Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. by Josiah Quincy
