How to Use candidate in a Sentence

candidate

noun

• Candidates can apply in person or send a resume.
• The program has several doctoral candidates.
• If no candidate gets at least two-thirds support, then the leadership contest will go to the wider party membership.
  — Nick Perry, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Jan. 2023
• If no candidate gets at least two-thirds support from the caucus, then the leadership contest will go to the wider party membership.
  — Nick Perry, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2023
• If no candidate gets at least two-thirds support from the caucus when Labour lawmakers vote on Sunday, then the leadership contest will go to the wider party membership.
  — Nick Perry, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Jan. 2023
• But the problem may be the candidate — the product that the team has to sell.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Feb. 2024
• Many of the candidates in the race understood the stakes of joining the board.
  — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
• If no candidate wins 50% of the vote, as seems, the top two will run off a week later.
  — Quartz, 2 Feb. 2023
• The guild will hold a candidate forum on Aug. 30, and ballots must be cast by Sept. 19.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 June 2023
• That's still the case, but today, the gap between the two candidates has narrowed.
  — Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2024
• If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, the top two will head to a runoff in November.
  — Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2024
• But even here, the red and blue candidates were getting all the attention.
  — Annalisa Quinn, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
• For candidates who want to meet the higher ante for the second debate, the key to getting on stage could be this: Do well in the first one.
  — Susan Page, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
• Stay informed and learn about the candidates and their platforms.
  — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 23 July 2024
• Asked which candidate most shares their values, 48% named Biden and 45% named Trump.
  — Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
• Then, the researchers created the most promising candidates in the lab.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2023
• Asking for advice on how big of a salary to offer a job candidate.
  — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
• How might the debate nudge the scale for the candidates, as determined by the inevitable follow-up polling?
  — Heather Hendershot / Made By History, TIME, 27 June 2024
• The April 2 election for the Cudahy School Board features four candidates running for two seats on the board.
  — Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
• The candidates most direct in firing them: Chambers and Hill.
  — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Mar. 2024
• The other handful of candidates might do well to remember the same.
  — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 12 June 2023
• Whaley will stay on in an advisor role until the end of the year to help the firm find a new candidate and ease into the transition.
  — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 June 2023
• One of those candidates is urging the president to end his bid and make room for a new nominee.
  — Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 11 July 2024
• Voters get two votes on the ballot: one for a candidate in their local constituency and one for the party.
  — Helen Regan, CNN, 13 Oct. 2023
• After 12 years, candidates would need to take a break of four years or more before running again for city office.
  — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
• If any of the candidates gets more than 50 percent in March, they will be declared the winner without a November runoff.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2024
• The crowded primary race drew 11 candidates, who came from all over the district.
  — Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
• Dobbins was a candidate for Comeback Player of the Year after struggling to stay on the field these past few seasons.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
• Meeks notes that many of those smaller names ended up as popular short candidates and remain significant short bets.
  — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
• With the service considered a strong candidate to merge with a rival (and such talks occurring in recent months), Peacock’s financial results will soon be even more visible.
  — Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Jan 2025