inquire
Example Sentences
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Sir Keir dismissed the suggestion he should have done more to inquire about the outcome of Lord Mandelson's vetting process.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Elsie, after weeks of conversational lulls, started using the phone daily to coordinate French braids with soccer teammates and inquire about practice times.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
One recent morning, a client from Florida called Hubbard to inquire about a bomb shelter for 10 people.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
Some businesses didn’t allow underage workers, they said, while others look the other way and don’t inquire about ages.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
“Somewhere in the Chilterns. That’s all I know. Safe for the time being. These other folk, they’re all like us, in the same position kind of thing, but you don’t inquire too close—it en’t polite.”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing inquire
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Instead of "Said": Words for Asking and Offering
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