asked

Example Sentences

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“Why’d you stay with her?” my friend asked me about my ex, in one of our many long talks at his house during my time there.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

Questions were also asked about the effectiveness of training sessions because of the poor performances.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

When asked about the tanker's ties to Shamkhani, officials declined to comment.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

In another, the teacher at Tallinn Pelgulinna State high school asked students to write an essay on paper in class and use AI to help improve it, but turn in the handwritten original.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Oftentimes I would use the trip home to bring up things that were troubling me, since anything I asked at home was promptly answered by the aunts.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom