The homeowner’s association called the police on the door to door salesmen because there was a strict policy of no solicitation in the community.

Solicitation jobs like selling vacuum cleaners door to door were more common before big department stores.

Journalism students learn about solicitation quickly when they are forced to approach businesses and try to sell them ad space in the school newspaper.

A common form of solicitation occurs when a church passes out a donation basket during mass.

Although Marsha hated solicitation, when the cute little girls from the local soccer team came to her door selling candy for new team uniforms she bought an entire box.