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
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
An ally of the Home Office minister later suggested he had been posing a rhetorical question.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2024
This is what Siobhan says is called a rhetorical question.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
