- present participle of inquire.
inquiring
Example Sentences
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Local message boards on Facebook show residents filling bags with sand to protect their homes and inquiring whether stores remained open in the early hours on Saturday.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
A spokesperson for Lineage said that the company was inquiring about what it described as a safer alternative to rapid shutdown devices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The seller, from Western Colorado, was happy to oblige my “provenance” question, as if I were inquiring about an antique Cartier watch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
DHS did not directly respond to a list of questions from the BBC inquiring about how it would address the water supply.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
My letters to the authors, inquiring the source of their information, like the letter to the hospital from which Gey’s paper emanated, remain unanswered.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
