How to Use candidacy in a Sentence

candidacy

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  • He withdrew his candidacy after the scandal damaged his reputation.
  • The board candidacy of Iger, for one, got 96.7% of shares cast.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Asked to make the case for Powell’s sixth-man candidacy, the coach pointed to the team’s record, which now stands at 23-22.
    — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2023
  • The deadline to file for school board candidacy is Feb. 9.
    — Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2023
  • During her candidacy last year, Karamo promised to lead the state through the 2024 election.
    — USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2024
  • With that, Michels left the stage, and his candidacy dissolved.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2022
  • That is so even though Trump has not declared his candidacy for 2024 and is not on any ballot.
    — Norman Eisen, CNN, 15 Aug. 2022
  • The pair recorded the message in support of Joe Biden’s candidacy.
    — Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
  • And that points to a big reason why Valadao’s candidacy is still alive.
    — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Aug. 2022
  • There is more at stake in this election than my candidacy.
    — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2024
  • His campaign is not an insult to Black people but a tribute to the white electorate that is the lifeblood of his candidacy.
    — Anthony Conwright, The New Republic, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The campaign feels less need to define him or his candidacy for voters this time around.
    — Mike Allen, Axios, 22 Sep. 2024
  • But by then, even many of those around Mr. Scott believed his candidacy had already run its course.
    — Maya King, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
  • He could not be reached for comment about his candidacy.
    — John Byrne, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2023
  • There was a time when scandal, the whiff of scandal, or even a simple gaffe was the kiss of death for a presidential candidacy.
    — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The news comes a day after Christie allies launched a super PAC to support his candidacy.
    — Rick Klein, ABC News, 31 May 2023
  • The poll saw the lead Biden (who had not yet withdrawn his candidacy) had among such voters drop thirty-two points, down to sixteen points from forty-eight in 2020.
    — Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Smith’s candidacy to join just 20 other receivers in the Hall is compelling.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The court's order was filed 1:34 p.m. Tuesday, around the time the commission started to discuss the challenges to Rust's candidacy.
    — Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Her candidacy energized Democrats who feared they were destined for defeat with Biden at the top of the ticket.
    — Matt Brown, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2024
  • But there is another year to debate his candidacy and Wright is happy to have it.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
  • The holdings were disclosed in a form that Oz filed as part of his candidacy for a Senate seat in Pennsylvania in 2022.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Doug and Shehan look at the Heisman and discuss and debate the pros and cons of a lot of players, all of them with at least something holding back their candidacy.
    — cleveland, 8 Dec. 2022
  • My candidacy for Cleveland Clerk of Courts was based on shaking up the complacency that has set in over many years.
    — Molly Walsh | Mwalsh@cleveland.com, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2023
  • That blows a hole in the only real challenge to Mark Jordan’s candidacy.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
  • Hardwick himself wished to run for the seat and figured a woman would not oppose his candidacy.
    — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
  • History shows that these candidacies tend to fade by the time voters cast ballots.
    — Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Others were more nuanced in making the case for their candidacy.
    — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
  • What happened next was a play many tie directly to Allen’s MVP candidacy.
    — Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
  • As a result, Biden reached out to Hill before announcing his candidacy.
    — Paul M. Collins Jr., The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025

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