Wondering how to use Nays in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Nays meaning
plural of nay
Using Nays
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of nay
- In the example corpus, nays often appears in combinations such as: to nays, and nays, the nays.
Context around Nays
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 15 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nays
- In this selection, "nays" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 17.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 206, 202, 205 and listening stand out and add context to how "nays" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 336 the nays are 95 and and 2 nays. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nays" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nays
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Six Republicans were among the 58 nays. (7 words)
The vote, on April 28, was 221 yeas to 202 nays. (11 words)
The vote, on July 19, was 229 yeas to 205 nays. (11 words)
But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. (39 words)
After a spring polling campaign soliciting yays or nays from his immediate La Alma/Lincoln Park community, Esteban Peralta will open his garage gallery, Peralta Projects, on the first Friday in July, with blessings from his supportive neighbors. (38 words)
Even floor votes are merely yeas and nays—listening for who has more votes rather than an organized roll call—meaning constituents often don’t know how their representatives voted, Act on Mass points out. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
On this vote, the yeas are 336, the nays are 95. Two-thirds being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended.
The vote, on April 28, was 221 yeas to 202 nays.
The vote, on July 19, was 229 yeas to 205 nays.
The vote, on June 21, was 221 yeas to 206 nays, with a two-thirds majority required.
The vote, on March 24, was 213 yeas to 208 nays.
The vote, on Nov. 1, was 46 yeas to 51 nays.
Even floor votes are merely yeas and nays—listening for who has more votes rather than an organized roll call—meaning constituents often don’t know how their representatives voted, Act on Mass points out.
Ordinance 2024-18 was voted on for its second reading, and after many minutes of discussion about the topics presented in the Ordinance, was voted on with five “yays” and 2 “nays”.
The vote, on June 13, was 215 yeas to 206 nays.
The vote, on June 27, was 269 yeas to 144 nays.
Six Republicans were among the 58 nays.
The vote, on Feb. 12, was 54 yeas to 41 nays.
The vote, on July 1, was 233 yeas to 188 nays.
The vote, on June 29, was 230 yeas to 179 nays.
The vote, on Sept. 22, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
The vote to go to conference, on May 28, was 284 yeas to 122 nays.
After a spring polling campaign soliciting yays or nays from his immediate La Alma/Lincoln Park community, Esteban Peralta will open his garage gallery, Peralta Projects, on the first Friday in July, with blessings from his supportive neighbors.
The meeting held was with House members solely and the vote came to 5 ayes – 4 nays.
But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively.
In the final week before the deadline, that ratifying resolution was defeated in the Florida Senate by a vote of 16 yeas and 22 nays.
Common combinations with nays
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to nays 13×
- and nays 4×
- the nays 2×