rhetorical question
Example Sentences
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In a concurring opinion, Gorsuch stated the stakes more plainly by posing a rhetorical question: If the president’s argument was given credence, then “what do we make of the Constitution’s text?”
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026
Obviously, it was a rhetorical question as Saldaña’s triumphs have continued unabated.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2025
Certainly, if you’re one of the 24,000 Television Academy members voting for the Emmys, it’s a rhetorical question.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2024
An ally later suggested he had been posing a rhetorical question.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024
Dad would have to sit there and nod every time she asked a rhetorical question.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
