indirect question

Example Sentences

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“As a talent evaluator, if the indirect question is, ‘Is Diego good enough to play at the top level in Europe?’

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2021

At the Toronto news conference, a moderator paid by Searchlight mostly kept the focus on the movie, asking just one indirect question about the assault. 

From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2017

"Why, yes," Anthony replied to the indirect question.

From A Man's Hearth by Ingram, Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie)

This caution is worth particular heed when the lead contains a single-sentence quotation, an indirect question, or a paragraph of direct statement from somewhere in the body of the speech.

From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by Spencer, M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle)

By feminine device of indirect question, Alma obtained some understanding of the change that had come upon Mrs. Abbott during the past three years.

From The Whirlpool by Gissing, George