interrogate
Example Sentences
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“We already knew he was a controversial figure, and we have to now further confront this and interrogate him head-on.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
“When I have party meetings and they bring executives that are likely to be witnesses, I interrogate the executives,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
"We are left to speculate some, as our ability to interrogate insulators stops a little," explained Dean -- their expertise is in transport measurements, and insulators don't transport a current.
From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2026
What does it mean to label a call for equality “antisemitic”? Let us interrogate this accusation.
From Slate • Jan. 1, 2026
If they spotted someone approaching, they yanked a pull-chain that rang a bell in Miss Peregrine’s room, which meant that whenever I arrived she’d be waiting inside the door to interrogate me.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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