enquiring

Example Sentences

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“He was constantly enquiring; some things he was pretty sure of, but much was in a state of enquiry,” she wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

Sources told BBC Sport that Kudus had prioritised a move to north London despite at least six top clubs enquiring about him.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

Officers obtained recordings of Beard's phone calls to HMPO, in which he can be heard enquiring about passport applications under different names.

From BBC • May 16, 2023

"That mischievous enquiring twinkle was as bright at the end as when I first set eyes on him," she said.

From Reuters • Dec. 25, 2021

As to his real character, had information been in her power, she had never felt a wish of enquiring.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen