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How to use nays in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word nays? Here are some examples.

Sentence Examples
The two brave souls who voted for the act, despite the overwhelming 402 nays, were democrats.
Because the nays plus the abstentions were more than the yeas, the proposal failed.
Pota passed into law with 425 ayes to 296 nays after a bitter 10-hour debate that was punctuated by vicious personal attacks.
By a roll call vote of 12 yeas to 19 nays, the amendment was defeated.
According to Reuters, the nays won the day with 55.7 per cent of the vote.
As I say, regardless of what was contained in the Revised Criminal Code, as usual, the yeas would easily outnumber the nays at the end of the day.
For example, the Challenge Round, while receiving more ayes than nays from fans, will definitely be modified to provide greater drama for the audience.
There were 10 ayes, 6 nays, and 2 abstentions when the vote was taken.
When voting to override a Presidential veto, the yeas and nays are required under Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution.
Recently senators could fax in their yeas or nays to the committee chairman.
Tayyab Husnain gave the welcome address followed by Introduction of NAYS Pakistan by NAYS President Aftab Ahmad.
On the first day of meeting, President NAYS highlighted 'Science for Youth' project and additionally the 'Science Mobility and Migration' project activities in Pakistan.
Examples from Classical Literature
The Senate refused to concur in the action of the House by 11 yeas, 15 nays.
The vote stood 49 ayes to 49 nays, and was decided in the affirmative by Muhlenberg, who was in the chair.
It was advocated by them, Smith of Royalton and others, but was lost by 99 yeas, 113 nays.
The bill for Municipal Suffrage was then defeated by 14 yeas, 24 nays.
After much discussion the bill was defeated by 137 yeas, 97 nays.
The former reached a vote and was defeated by 24 yeas, 27 nays.
The yeas and nays were required, and the Senate divided as before.
It passed the House after a short debate by a vote of 68 yeas to 28 nays.
Griswold, Otis, Bayard, and Goodrich were found among the nays.
The bill was lost by a vote, including pairs, of 12 yeas, 25 nays.
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