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Example sentences for "ayes"

Lexicographically close words:
ayen; ayene; ayens; ayenst; ayent; ayether; ayez; ayme; aymes; ayont
  1. The substitution of March 4 was carried on February 3, by a vote of 70, no ayes and noes having been taken on either side.

  2. The question was then taken on the amendment by a count, and the Chair announced the amendment was lost--ayes 20, noes 21.

  3. The resolution was brought up later in open convention and the final vote resulted in 32 ayes and 24 noes.

  4. Smith, who closed by demanding the ayes and noes on the Speaker's question, "Shall the bill be rejected?

  5. The roll-call was taken in great excitement, and the ayes went up until their number reached 65, the constitutional majority.

  6. The ayes were 31, noes 25, the bill being defeated by six votes.

  7. Plummer spoke against the bill, which received 28 ayes but not a constitutional majority.

  8. To the leadership of these two is due the vote of 79 ayes to 14 noes with which the bill passed the House.

  9. The vote on engrossing the bill for the third reading stood 26 ayes to 20 nays.

  10. When the ayes and nays were called, the resolution was lost--51 to 22.

  11. The vote on the adoption of the resolution stood 51 ayes and 31 noes in the House, and a tie in the Senate.

  12. On the vote being taken, it stood--ayes 14, nays 11.

  13. Several other amendments were introduced and lost, and the bill finally passed by a vote of 97 ayes and 85 nays.

  14. The ayes pass into the lobby at the Speaker's right and the noes into that at his left, and all are counted by four tellers designated by the Speaker, two from each side, as the members return to their places in the chamber.

  15. The ayes and nays were called, and amid the most solemn silence the bill was passed.

  16. At that time the Democrats in the House were so few in number that occasionally they were unable to secure the ayes and noes.

  17. The ayes and noes are called for in the same way; but if a poll be demanded, the Clerk of the House calls out the names of the different Senators, and makes out lists of the votes according to the separate answers given by the members.

  18. Through this the ayes walk like sheep, the tellers giving them an accelerating poke when they fail to go on with rapidity.

  19. The Ayes have it," says the Speaker, and then he goes on again.

  20. The motion to reconsider was then adopted by a vote of 14 ayes to 5 noes, and the Conference adjourned to seven o'clock and thirty minutes this evening.

  21. The motion to adjourn was agreed to; ayes 17, noes 3, and the Conference adjourned.

  22. This was superseded by a motion to lay it on the table, which passed in the affirmative--ayes one hundred and fifty, nays fifty.

  23. Mr. Julian then called for the ayes and noes, thus making every man put himself square on the record.

  24. The President herself does not vote, except when the number of the ayes and that of the noes are even, when she casts the deciding vote.

  25. The ayes seem to have it, the ayes have it, and the committee will take a recess until eight o'clock to-night.

  26. The ayes seem to have it, the ayes have it, and this Congress will take a recess until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock.

  27. The ayes seem to have it, the ayes have it, and the motion is carried.

  28. The ayes seem to have it, the ayes have it, and Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Adams are elected.

  29. The ayes seem to have it, the ayes have it, and the motion is carried for Mr. Adams to so report this Declaration.

  30. The ayes seem to have it, the ayes have it, and the paragraph on slavery is struck out.

  31. As many as favor the motion make it known by saying "aye" (ayes respond).

  32. The bill was put upon its final passage almost without dissent, and the calling of the ayes and nays began.

  33. It was decided to vote upon the adjournment by ayes and nays.

  34. On a subsequent proposition to adjourn, the ayes and noes were called, and again there was no quorum voting.

  35. Several senators let him know immediately the futility of his conditions; and without saying more, he voted on ayes and noes for the amendment; and afterwards for the whole bill.

  36. When he came into the House from the conference, they were calling the ayes and noes on the resolution to pay the compensation due the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Letcher).

  37. The question being taken on the passage of the bill, there were--ayes 132, noes not counted.

  38. The House divided, and there were--ayes 93, noes 48.

  39. Congress had power to appropriate money for the construction of military roads, and of other roads, and of canals, and for the improvement of watercourses (89 ayes to 75 nays).

  40. Footnote: By count of names; the Journal gives ayes 90.

  41. Northwest and Kentucky Southwest O I I M K T T A M L T h n l o y o e l i a o i d t n a s t Total o a n s a l l Ayes .

  42. The House, when only the Ayes were in it, looked to me a very fair House,--much fuller than it generally is even on debates of considerable interest.

  43. The Ayes and Noes were like two volleys of cannon from opposite sides of a field of battle.

  44. It was carried by a vote of 94 ayes to 25 noes and the announcement received with cheers and laughter.

  45. At length the bill was called and the vote was 26 ayes to 38 noes.

  46. It received 67 noes, 24 ayes and did not come before the Senate.

  47. Soon after a limited suffrage bill, sponsored by the Equal Suffrage League, failed by a vote of 16 noes, 9 ayes in the Senate.

  48. It passed the House by 88 ayes to 42 noes.

  49. It received 35 ayes and the opposition could muster only five votes.

  50. Ayes 23 "Noes 3 "Neutrals 0" This decree is the more interesting to us now, because it is the precedent to which Titian himself refers, when he first offers his services to the Senate.

  51. A count of the ayes and noes is called for," he said.


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