How to Use campaign in a Sentence

campaign

1 of 2 noun
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  • The group launched a campaign to protect the area from commercial development.
  • The university is organizing a campaign to attract a more diverse student population.
  • No, these moments are the essence of Trump and his campaign.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2023
  • In all these things, time, voters, the campaign, even the man himself, Christie has been made a liar.
    — Varad Mehta, Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2023
  • That’s not what Twix were aiming for with this campaign though.
    — Jon Stojan, The Enquirer, 26 June 2023
  • The campaign right now has the money to organize and run TV ads to try to persuade them.
    — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Apr. 2024
  • For more info on the campaign, visit wildspacedance.org.
    — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2023
  • There are other signs that Sinema’s campaign isn’t ready for a big push.
    — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
  • After that, the Trump campaign has a caucus watch party at the Iowa Events Center.
    — Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Anne Hathaway has been nothing but likable, and the ‘hate campaign’ against her was crazy.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The filing also shows that Biden’s campaign has staffed up in recent months.
    — Mark Murray, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2023
  • But there is one man who has emerged as the campaign’s chief protagonist.
    — Claire Moses, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
  • He was not believed to be in the complex when it was hit, having decamped to the south when the Israeli campaign began.
    — Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Cooke left the board in March 2021 and has had no contact with the group since announcing her election bid last year, her campaign said.
    — Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The seeds of the current project began in 2004, when the Valley of the Temples park conducted a sweeping research campaign at the site.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Trump has vowed to pardon the rioters and made the attack a cornerstone of his campaign.
    — Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
  • She will be photographed for the campaign of the spring-summer 2024 ready-to-wear collection by Virginie Viard.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The Trump campaign has not returned requests for comment.
    — John Santucci, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Advertisement But the announcement will not mean the end of Garcia’s campaign against the sites.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
  • That will put the agency, which seeks to stay out of the political fray, in an uncomfortable spot at the forefront of the campaign.
    — By sadie Gurman, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Cattrall, 67, said before winking at the camera in one campaign video.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Trump and his Nauta, are busy with the presidential campaign.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
  • Macias said campaign money is not an issue at this point.
    — Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The 58-year-old has made maternal health and gun safety a couple of the central focuses in her campaign.
    — Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Hansen’s campaign has been the only one to make a public statement following the release of the results Friday.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 26 Mar. 2024
  • South Africa has been a fierce critic of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
    — Mike Corder, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Dec. 2023
  • But much of the campaign has been dominated by the fourth: immigration.
    — April Roach, Fortune Europe, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Alex's path to working on his mom's reelection campaign.
    — Town & Country, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The shoes aren’t rigid and don’t require breaking in, and their easygoing looks wouldn’t feel out of place in one of Peter Lindbergh’s famed Armani campaigns.
    — Benedict Browne, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The five-day campaign will begin from Aug. 11 and run through Aug. 15, India’s independence day.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2023
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campaign

2 of 2 verb
  • She campaigned to save the town library.
  • He campaigned hard to get more funding.
  • I campaigned for her when she ran for governor.
  • Biden wasn’t on the ballot in New Hampshire, and hasn’t campaigned in the state.
    — William Turton, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The Buffs mounted not just one but two Heisman campaigns.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • For actors with movies and awards campaigns to push, the strike settlement was a case of good news, bad news.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • On both sides of the aisle, candidates campaigned on restoring transparency and trust to the board.
    — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Largely unknown at the time, O’Rourke campaigned in all of Texas’ 254 counties.
    — Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, 10 May 2023
  • For his part, Green himself campaigned on the idea of charging a $50 fee for tourists to enter the state, according to Hawaii News Now.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Lizzo is apparently campaigning to be cast in the next Lord of the Rings project.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2023
  • And the timeline offers those lining up to replace him ample time to campaign.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Since his initial launch earlier this year Kennedy has sought to reach out to the right, even when campaigning as a Democrat.
    — Isabella Murray, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Now, Gunn was here in his final days on set, saying goodbye to the actors and crew who had campaigned so hard for his return.
    — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 3 May 2023
  • But some attendees hadn't heard of him before that day, though Hutchinson had spent at least 20 days campaigning in the state.
    — Libby Cathey, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Paxton has accused Phelan of being drunk on the job, and has campaigned against Phelan in his home district.
    — Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Along the way, Trump has campaigned on social media and in media interviews.
    — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Days before the 2020 general election, Joe Biden campaigned in Des Moines.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Gaston noted that the Justice Department isn’t asking that Trump not be able to campaign.
    — Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • On the other side, there's a surprise outsider who has campaigned against much of the country's system, Bernardo Arévalo.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Kehoe’s approach to campaigning — with the GOP caucus still months away — is likely by design.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The White House has brushed off the polls, saying Mr. Biden still has a year to campaign and that polls have historically failed to predict the results of elections when taken a year ahead of time.
    — Mark Walker, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2023
  • It is named for the movement that campaigned – often violently – for women’s right to vote in the late 19th and early 20th century.
    — Jack Guy, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Palmer's campaign says American Samoa isn't the only place he's been campaigning in the Pacific.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 6 Mar. 2024
  • In the first democratic elections, in 1994, Mr. Buthelezi, after first balking, campaigned with gusto.
    — Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Activists in India successfully campaigned to get the secondary patent overturned in the country in March.
    — Anna Gordon, Time, 18 July 2023
  • The Carters often campaigned separately to get his name out before the public, and Rosalynn frequently put in 18-hour days.
    — Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
  • First lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Doug Emhoff have also campaigned there.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
  • After being released on bail two years later, Mohammadi began to campaign against the use of the death penalty.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Singh has since pled guilty to campaign finance violations.
    — Byleo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Actors who were nominated for Emmys can't do any awards campaigning of any kind during the strike.
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 17 July 2023

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