answering

Example Sentences

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“Roy loved to have things bouncing at you from all different directions. Each part was a hook, with things calling and answering each other.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

He might have been knocking, but nobody was answering.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

"They're answering to a lot of the expectations users have," Badouard said.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

One checks he's answering the question, one analyses whether he's being too superficial and needs prompting to go deeper, while the third checks that the respondent is not a fraud… not a robot, for example.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

He wasn't answering her starposts or teaching classes.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton