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.
were polling
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past progressiveof poll.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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By the time the election was called in mid-March, Carney's Liberals were polling neck-and-neck with the Conservatives, and by early April they had pulled slightly ahead, national surveys suggest.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2025
Other candidates were polling in the single digits.
From Reuters ● Nov. 7, 2023
Several lower-tier candidates who were polling in the low single digits remain in the Aug. 9 primary, and even those who dropped out will still be on the ballot.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2022
He went on further to express how public “opinion matters to us,” which led to the perception that the Ravens were polling fans before making the decision.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2020
It's just as if you were polling votes for him.
From The Sturdy Oak A composite Novel of American Politics by fourteen American authors by Elizabeth Garver Jordan
