asking

Example Sentences

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Justice Department, asking authorities to investigate alleged animal abuse on Skid Row.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Musk is asking investors to value the company at nearly 100 times that.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Justice Sonia Sotomayor pressed directly on that point, asking whether the search really occurred only once information was exposed to the government.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

In its negotiations, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority argued that the wage increases that Long Island Rail Road unions were asking for would lead to higher fares or increased borrowing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

For days, for weeks, we never stopped looking for her, asking after her.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo