probing

Example Sentences

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Richard Wagner’s “The Ring of the Nibelung” has been probing the morality of power and possession for a century and a half.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

They were probing but they lacked ideas and didn't look like they were going to score.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Shareholders appeared more serious, too, probing Abel’s plans for how he would continue Buffett’s legacy and oversee Berkshire’s mammoth stock portfolio, and whether he had settled on his own successor yet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Trump told reporters that the suspect, who was detained at the scene, was a California resident and law enforcement agents were probing his home.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

“Someone—the door—why doesn't the door-voice tell us—” Under the door-sill, a slow, probing sniff, an exhalation of electric steam.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury