put to the question

Example Sentences

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The girl's name reached Sir George's ear through the listening-tube and she was at once brought in and put to the question.

From Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall by Major, Charles

Partly for humanitarian reasons, Snarbi could not help being what he was, but mostly because he had no particular desire to be put to the question.

From The Ethical Engineer by Harrison, Harry

He has been brought here to be put to the question, in the mediæval, and Chinese, sense!

From The Devil Doctor by Rohmer, Sax

The goat having performed his simple tricks in the presence of the court, and Esmeralda still refusing to admit her guilt, the president ordered her to be put to the question.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur

Well, he cared little about it, especially as the Inquisitor had decreed that, being a man of so much importance, he was not to be put to the "question."

From Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch by Haggard, Henry Rider