How to Use voice vote in a Sentence

voice vote

noun
  • The bill passed via voice vote.
    — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The amendment passed in a voice vote.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The motion to amend passed on a voice vote.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The amendment passed by voice vote.
    — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • The amendment failed in a voice vote.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The amendment failed in a voice vote.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The amendment passed on a voice vote.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • That amendment failed on a voice vote.
    — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Both amendments passed in voice votes.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Bolding asked for a voice vote on whether he should be silenced.
    — Dustin Gardiner, azcentral, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Even with his backing, there was a contentious floor voice vote.
    — Harry Enten, CNN, 15 May 2018
  • The measure passed the Senate on a voice vote.
    — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • She was confirmed by a voice vote in the Senate for both posts.
    — Andrew Ackerman, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The bill passed the House by voice vote, not a formal tally.
    — Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The House gave the bill initial approval on a voice vote last week.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The first chamber vote, called second reading, is a voice vote.
    — Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The panel approved the motion by voice vote.
    — Al Weaver, The Hill, 30 July 2025
  • The measure passed by voice vote on what was the 76th day of the shutdown.
    — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
  • But come May, a voice vote took less than 20 minutes to push her out for good.
    — Se Cupp, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Sometimes, senators skip a roll call vote in favor of a voice vote.
    — NBC News, 16 June 2021
  • The measure passed in a short voice vote with no apparent dissent.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Gay said there was initially a voice vote that passed, but someone asked for a role call vote which failed on a tie.
    — Shawn McFarland, courant.com, 8 Oct. 2020
  • The more than $2 trillion aid package passed by voice vote on Friday.
    — Tim Pearce, Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2020
  • That bill advanced in the full House on a voice vote Monday with no debate.
    — Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The Senate vote was unanimous; the House whooped it through on a voice vote.
    — Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2022
  • The bill was passed by voice vote and now goes to President Biden to be signed into law.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2022
  • But that would change with enactment of the bill that passed the House by voice vote on Monday.
    — Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The Senate last year unanimously passed a version of the bill in a voice vote.
    — Jason Silverstein, CBS News, 4 June 2020
  • But the bills require more than two-thirds support in the House to be brought to the floor and are often passed by voice vote.
    — Emily Brooks, Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2021
  • The bill passed unanimously in the Senate and by voice vote in the House.
    — Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2020

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