canvass
verb (used with object)
to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from.
will canvass
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future tenseof canvass.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The several dozen influencers invited by TikTok will canvass Washington and meet lawmakers on Wednesday, according to NBC.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
“You will canvass the election no later than 5 o’clock.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2022
Judiciary Committee Chairman Stewart Greenleaf, R-Montgomery, would not say whether he supports the provision, and said he will canvass the 13 other committee members on where they stand on that provision.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 13, 2016
All told, the two sides will canvass 60 topics when they meet Tuesday night through Thursday.
From US News ● Jul. 8, 2014
No one will canvass for this honour now—none envy my danger or labours.
From The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
