probing

Example Sentences

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Richard Wagner’s “The Ring of the Nibelung” has been probing the morality of power and possession for a century and a half.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Ms. Clark stages smart, probing explorations of an upbringing marked by waiting and repetition, in which the notion of growth appears fictitious.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

They were probing but they lacked ideas and didn't look like they were going to score.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Trump told reporters that the suspect, who was detained at the scene, was a California resident and law enforcement agents were probing his home.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

It emanated from him like currents of heat, so loud and blistering that without even probing him, the chief mate could sense flashes of pain in his chest, visions of black and amber liquid, shame.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee