ask

Example Sentences

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“We really had to claw and scratch and ask for favors,” Tenev said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

While his wife recovers, I ask Yine Chit, what he wants for his daughter's future,

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“I had to ask ChatGPT to explain block theory to me,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

I think, with Blanche, there’s such an array of things to ask him about.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

I couldn’t ask him not to go though, since it was me that encouraged him to apply there, as well as Sunridge.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam