Sentence examples for gained election from inspiring English sources
When he gained election to the Springfield statehouse, Mr. Obama taught himself poker; politics happened around card tables.
Many candidates they supported, including a number backed by the Tea Party, gained election as part of the Republican takeover of the House.
The PGA Tour announced yesterday that no new members had gained election to the World Golf Hall of Fame through the balloting process.
The son of Robert the Strong, from whom all the Capetian kings of France descended, Eudes successfully defended Paris against the besieging Vikings (or Normans) in 885 886 and gained election as king as a result.
Mr. Obama titled his second book, "The Audacity of Hope," after one of Mr. Wright's sermons, and his pastor was the first one he thanked when he gained election as a United States senator in 2004.
In the fall of 1792, he gained election to the National Convention of the newly constituted first French Republic, for which he served by election as one of the nine members of the Committee on a Constitution, of which he was then made chairman.
When, as a result, Jack's Senate seat fell available, a "seatwarmer" was appointed until 1962, when Teddy reached 30, the minumum age required to gain election.
As gaudy as Ochocinco's statistics may look, they can't compare to some of the players currently unable to gain election.
Given the historical maximum of a 15 percent increase, Barry Larkin, Lee Smith and Morris, who in 2010 all drew about 50 percent, would need unprecedented increases to gain election by 2012.
One, Roger Clemens, failed to gain election in his first time on ballot this past year because many voters have concluded that he used performance-enhancing drugs to bolster his career.
The fragility of Africa's recent democratic gains has been exposed by the decision by the Burundian president, Pierre Nkurunziza, to override the constitution and gain election for a third term in a disputed victory, plunging the country into civil strife.
