interrogative

Example Sentences

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Over the holiday season, there were online pile-ons galore, with straight women repeatedly taking gay critics of the show to task over their negative or merely interrogative opinions of the series.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2026

At charity events, auctioneers insert interrogative phrases, such as “would you give?,” an appeal to the bidders’ generosity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Variety wrote: The film “feels like a miracle and an interrogative act of defiance.”

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2022

Had Cooper approached this question with the same interrogative spirit with which she approached her own narrative assumptions, the book would have felt more complete.

From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2020

Stanley lifted his forearm off the rock and held up an interrogative finger.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding