Used in a Sentence

polled

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for polled.

Editorial note

You posted a link that says that a whole bunch of polled economists don't like rent caps.

Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Without horns; said of livestock that normally have horns, but which have been bred to be hornless, or which have been dehorned.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of polled gathered in one view.

adjective

Without horns; said of livestock that normally have horns, but which have been bred to be hornless, or which have been dehorned.

adjective

Lopped; said of trees having their tops cut off.

adjective

Cropped; bald.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for polled.

adjective

Without horns; said of livestock that normally have horns, but which have been bred to be hornless, or which have been dehorned.

adjective

Lopped; said of trees having their tops cut off.

adjective

Cropped; bald.

Example sentences

1

You posted a link that says that a whole bunch of polled economists don't like rent caps.

2

Things like votes and comment edits would be hard to capture quickly unless every single item was relentlessly polled.

3

When polled, more than 4 out of 5 Americans say that the war on drugs has failed.

4

Ninety percent of a great-many people who've been polled say they would throw the switch.

5

Only 12-13% of people polled think TSA is doing a bad job or isn't effective.

6

I haven't polled my friends on this, but Silicon Valley (where I live) is full of such people.

7

That being said, technically speaking yes, it probably was a different set of people polled, just considering how the nature of polling works!

8

I have polled friends, family and acquaintances: the overwhelming response is that we don't feel safe.

9

This allows you to follow people like on Twitter, except posting is done by just posting to your blog, which is polled by Redanyway.

10

Spreadsheets are uploaded to a directory that is polled for changes.

11

I think if you polled most Humans, they'd say that IQ was more desirable.

12

I remember they polled pretty well at the last election but am not sure how things worked out on the ground afterwards.

Quote examples

1

In a rebuke to the African National Congress government, more than 60 per cent of all South Africans polled said the country was better run during white minority rule." Yes, that's from 2002.

2

The vendor polled all of their customers and found that while the customers liked having the source code but had no real need for the source code, and were more willing to use the traditional vendor/customer route to add new features than the free software/contribute upstream/"community" route.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use polled in a sentence?

You posted a link that says that a whole bunch of polled economists don't like rent caps.

What does polled mean?

Without horns; said of livestock that normally have horns, but which have been bred to be hornless, or which have been dehorned.

What part of speech is polled?

polled is commonly used as adjective.