cross-examine
Example Sentences
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She did not want to be cross-examined on the letter, so the charges were dropped.
From BBC
Skaggs’ lawyers, however, pointed out that the defense has taken longer to cross-examine witnesses than it took them to conduct the direct examinations.
From Los Angeles Times
He changed his version of events on multiple occasions and much of his testimony crumbled when cross-examined.
From BBC
A climactic scene between these two actors in which Jackson cross-examines Göring is a riveting piece of courtroom drama.
From Los Angeles Times
“Especially since I’m Latino and it wasn’t lost on me that this person was head of the Border Patrol and that a lawyer who’s named Cuauhtémoc is cross-examining him.”
From Los Angeles Times
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