interrogate
Example Sentences
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“As a member of the board, you can advise, you can guide, you can ask questions, you can interrogate, you can disagree, but you don’t have the authority to execute,” said Rose.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
There wasn’t a lot of time on set in Budapest for leisure, but the pair would often discuss their work or interrogate upcoming scenes while in their side-by-side makeup chairs.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
With such blatant motives, the press can either interrogate this relationship or help legitimize it.
From Salon • Jan. 5, 2026
What does it mean to label a call for equality “antisemitic”? Let us interrogate this accusation.
From Slate • Jan. 1, 2026
“Tandoori, Harrison, and Hugo are all minors. You had no right to interrogate them without a parent or guardian ad litem present.”
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
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