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
"We are left to speculate some, as our ability to interrogate insulators stops a little," explained Dean -- their expertise is in transport measurements, and insulators don't transport a current.
From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 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
As long as you give “consent,” the police can stop, interrogate, and search you for any reason or no reason at all.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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