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
Appearing on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Mr Philp said he had had difficulty hearing the original question and had posed a rhetorical question.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2024
Dad would often ask the rhetorical question, “What would grandma think?”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024
But poor Miss Warren, she answered my rhetorical question.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
