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
Soon, the campaign plans to bus Puerto Rican supporters from New York into Pennsylvania, where they will canvass in towns and neighborhoods, including Bethlehem, Lancaster and North Philadelphia, that are full of Puerto Rican transplants.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2016
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
Tomorrow I will canvass the community for volunteers to do this work.
From David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story by George S. Harney
