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
Among the parties challenging the results are those of three candidates who were polling among the leaders before election day, but ended up getting less than 8% of the vote each.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2023
Initially there were polling places near Bagby’s and McClellan’s homes, but none in Chesterfield, where he and nearly a quarter of the district’s population reside.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2022
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 Jordan, Elizabeth Garver
