queried

Example Sentences

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"You don't know whether you're completely trustworthy?" he queried.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

When mortgage broker Market Financial Solutions collapsed in February, investors scoured court filings and queried lenders to see who took the hit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The information is stored in a database that can be queried by U.S. spooks and often goes into the President’s daily intelligence briefing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

But he queried whether authorities would ordinarily have a duty to keep victims and their families informed if an offender "misbehaved in prison".

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Nick queried uneasily as Harlan lumbered through the door.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols