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
It was a rhetorical question designed to impress on them his urgency and his demand that part of their job would be walking the streets with him.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2024
"I was asking that as a clearly rhetorical question rather than a substantive question, as I think any fair-minded listener would conclude."
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2024
Looking at recent years and at its current ownership, one must wonder if this is a rhetorical question.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2024
If the first oration against Catiline can be said to have a dominant figure, though, it is the rhetorical question.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
