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
"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
Dad would often ask the rhetorical question, “What would grandma think?”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024
Since many of you reading this live in Los Angeles, that’s something of a rhetorical question.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2023
It’s more a rhetorical question because I know the answer.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
