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Example sentences for "balloted"

Lexicographically close words:
ballooning; balloonist; balloonists; balloons; ballot; balloting; ballotings; ballots; ballroom; balls
  1. On the 8th several officers and non-commissioned officers of the 47th Regiment of Foot arrived in Norwich to receive the balloted men and substitutes of the Army of Reserve, the training of whom commenced next day in Chapel Field.

  2. Motions to be balloted for in order named: 1.

  3. Bills to be balloted for in order named: 1.

  4. If a person make application for all the degrees, and wishes to receive them all at one time, he is frequently balloted for only on the Mark degree, it being understood that if accepted on that, he is to receive the whole.

  5. This Lodge is opened and closed in the same manner that the Lodges of the first three degrees are; the candidate petitions and is balloted for in the same manner, but he is received into the Lodge in a very different manner.

  6. The House of commons balloted for their committee, being called over, and each opening his list at the table, and putting it into a vessel which stood there.

  7. Last Friday we balloted for the Secret Committee.

  8. The name of every person proposed to be balloted for as a member, shall be placed over the chimney-piece one day before the ballot can take place.

  9. No proposition shall be balloted for unless put up over the chimney-piece, with the names of the proposer and seconder, at or before dinner preceding the day of the ballot, and read to the members at such dinner.

  10. Oliver Cromwell, the remarkablest Governor we have had for the last five centuries or so: No volunteer in Public Life, but plainly a balloted soldier: The Government of England put into his hands.

  11. They wish to give the place the character of a subscription club, pretending that none are admitted but those whose names are first submitted for approval to a committee, and then are balloted for.

  12. In one of the conscriptions, during one of his many wars, a man was balloted as a conscript who did not want to go, but he had a friend who offered to go in his place.

  13. Some time after, the Emperor wanted more men, and by some mistake the first man was balloted a second time.

  14. Some time after the Emperor wanted more men, and by some mistake the first man was balloted a second time.

  15. The secretary announced in a loud voice that the captain of the guards, Mihail Stepanovitch Snetkov, would now be balloted for as marshal of the province.

  16. But if only one district, Sviazhsky's, did not call upon him to stand, Snetkov would let himself be balloted for.

  17. Four men were balloted for, Thomas Marshall receiving seventy-five votes and the other three candidates all together but thirty-six votes.

  18. John Marshall being recommended as a gentleman who would make a worthy member of this Society was balloted for & received.

  19. House; for there were several election committees to be balloted for on that day.

  20. The above testimonial having been read from the chair, Mr. Titmouse was balloted for, and declared elected unanimously a Fellow of the Credulous Society.

  21. If no one of the four opinions had above half the suffrages in the affirmative, that which had fewest shall be cast out, and the other three shall be balloted again.

  22. If neither of the two had above half, that which had fewest shall be cast out, and the remaining opinion shall be balloted again.

  23. In 1909, however, the Ladies' Gallery was once more thrown open to members of the fair sex, tickets of admission being confined to the relatives of members, who balloted for them a week in advance.

  24. In 1860 such occurrences were prevented by the seats being balloted for by the Commons.

  25. You have been balloted for, Mr. Fitzgerald, but I am sorry to say you have not been chosen," said Stewart.

  26. November 1st; if refused, the county to be balloted at once.

  27. It was decided at the Council meeting held on August 13th "that the county be balloted for and against the eight hours.

  28. On the programme for the Council held on May 27th there appeared a resolution from Marley Hill: "We move that the county be balloted for and against forming a Conciliation Board.

  29. We have balloted for the 34th time this morning, and the result is still the same.

  30. We have just returned and balloted once more, when, the result being still the same, we have just now agreed to suspend the balloting till to-morrow at eleven o'clock.

  31. Sitgreaves, a certain Coleman, of Lancaster County, a fool and a tool, and James Ross, were proposed and balloted for.

  32. We balloted 27 times, and on each ballot the result was the same; eight States for Jefferson, six for Burr, two divided.

  33. If the office to be filled required quattro mani, the whole body of the Great Council balloted for four groups of nine members each, who were chosen by drawing a golden ball from among the silver ones in the balloting urn.

  34. Attack and defence continued till no further criticisms were offered, and then the name of the candidate was balloted before the priors.


  35. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "balloted" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.