inquisition

Example Sentences

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England will face an inquisition when they get home with coach Brendon McCullum's job in the spotlight.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

Their motivation is to avert the horror show of one win from four with a trip to Paris to come and the grand inquisition of the coaches that would come with it.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

Every inquisition into exactly who’s to blame for this unmitigated disaster has to begin by looking in the mirror.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

O’Connor suggests that parents turn the inquisition back on their children by asking, “That’s an interesting question. What do you think?”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024

All their previous walks had been less about exercise and more about Aunt Rose asking Ophie endless questions, a gentle inquisition that always left Ophie feeling uncomfortable and vaguely out of sorts.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland