“show of hands”
A way of voting or expressing agreement by raising one's hand, used to quickly gauge how many people support something. Listen to how native speakers pronounce "show of hands" in the video clips below.
Hear how "show of hands" sounds in real speech — 1,000 examples from 10 videos, movies, and TV shows. Sources: Inside Out 2, Mad Men, Shameless, The Crown, The Office and 4 more.
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YouTubeTED266K views · 2025-07-10
Are We Cooked? How Social Media Shapes Language | Adam Aleksic | TED
“Show of hands.”
How many of you are familiar with the word
"unalive" as a synonym of "kill"? … OK, like, 80 percent of you.
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MovieInside Out 2
Inside Out 2
“Show of hands.”
You know what? Who likes banana bread? … So, Michigan, who's your favorite band?
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TV ShowMad Men
Mad Men — S06E07
“Show of hands.”
How many for Kennedy? … But Humphrey has all the delegates.
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TV ShowShameless
Shameless — S03E04
“Show of hands.”
- Fine. … - No, no, no,
no, no, no, no, no.
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TV ShowThe Crown
The Crown — S03E05
“Show of hands.”
and the compulsory acquisition
of all privately held overseas securities. … [lawyer]
It is an effective declaration of war
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TV ShowThe Office
The Office — S06E08
“SHOW OF HANDS.”
SO, TOBY, WELCOME TO
SENSITIVITY TRAINING FOR REAL. … WHO HERE HAS BEEN
KOI-PONDED?
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TV ShowWalking Dead
Walking Dead — S10E10
“Show of hands...”
We don't have a choice. … how many people here
have been on gate duty?
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TV ShowYoung Sheldon
Young Sheldon — S05E20
“Show of hands.”
Anyone concerned? … No? Moving on.
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TV ShowYoung Sheldon
Young Sheldon — S06E20
“Show of hands,”
Could I have everybody's
attention for just a minute? … who here owns a truck?
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YouTubeThe Try Guys3.4M views · 2022-11-16
Keith Eats Everything At Del Taco
“Show of hands.”
- They're not real. Yeah, I'm... … - They are real.
- Show of hands.
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