inquisitor

Example Sentences

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Why, his inquisitor demanded, had Dillon, Read taken a disproportionate share of the profit from the funds it managed for the public?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Amorim said, without giving his inquisitor a chance to reply.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

Cornwell surely knew there was a fan in Morris, an enthusiast of the elusive as much as an inquisitor.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2023

In the final film, Brooks takes center stage during this segment, hamming it up as the grand inquisitor Torquemada.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2022

What changes a small boy from a bird-watcher into a Gestapo inquisitor?

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein