interrogate
Example Sentences
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“We already knew he was a controversial figure, and we have to now further confront this and interrogate him head-on.”
From Los Angeles Times
Or perhaps some of the prisoners from Haarlem had been interrogated and the truth about our group was known.
From Literature
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“When I have party meetings and they bring executives that are likely to be witnesses, I interrogate the executives,” he said.
In one scene she attends a party with John Maynard Keynes, and she interrogates the economist much more avidly than she does the giant blue angel who materializes in Geoffrey’s bedroom.
Starting Sunday the funeral home holding his body was surrounded by dozens of soldiers, national guardsmen, and police who interrogated anyone who came close.
From Barron's
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