- present participle of question.
questioning
Example Sentences
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The home’s dissolving interior boundary suits an artist who has spent her career questioning where humans fit within the vastness of space and time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
“Now, investors are questioning whether that threshold has moved closer to 6%.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Authorities and industry insiders are now questioning whether the airline’s fast growth contributed to last week’s near catastrophe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
New research from the University of Lincoln, UK, is questioning a long standing idea about the evolutionary roots of human violence.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
As he later said, “I certainly wasn’t in the habit of questioning the orders or wisdom of my superiors.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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