Examples of run for office in a Sentence
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Of the rest, the most common explanations for the lack of female candidates were: sexism, that women were too smart to run for office and that not enough women were trying to run.
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
The city recently fired one of its volunteer firefighters, a 12-year resident who decided to run for office.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 19 May 2024
Shrewsbury, a full-time community organizer, never expected to run for office.
—Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 9 May 2024
Wexton's foray from law to politics came in 2014, when a vacancy in the Virginia state Senate inspired her to run for office on a platform of defending women's rights.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Our reporter goes to one of Mexico's most violent towns to talk to candidates who are brave enough to run for office.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 7 May 2024
The youngest age to run for office in Kansas City or anywhere in Missouri is 25.
—Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
The candidate filing period for Idaho’s primary election on May 21 closes at 5 p.m. Friday, meaning any individual hoping to run for office will be unable to do so after the deadline.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2024
Crossing party lines in an election is only consequential for voters who may want to run for office.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
The city recently fired one of its volunteer firefighters, a 12-year resident who decided to run for office.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 19 May 2024
Shrewsbury, a full-time community organizer, never expected to run for office.
—Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 9 May 2024
Wexton's foray from law to politics came in 2014, when a vacancy in the Virginia state Senate inspired her to run for office on a platform of defending women's rights.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Our reporter goes to one of Mexico's most violent towns to talk to candidates who are brave enough to run for office.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 7 May 2024
The youngest age to run for office in Kansas City or anywhere in Missouri is 25.
—Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
The candidate filing period for Idaho’s primary election on May 21 closes at 5 p.m. Friday, meaning any individual hoping to run for office will be unable to do so after the deadline.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2024
Crossing party lines in an election is only consequential for voters who may want to run for office.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Run for office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20for%20office. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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