rhetorical question
Example Sentences
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The senator said he responded, “Is that a rhetorical question, or would you like to really know?”
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
It’s not entirely a rhetorical question; a lot of people at least pretended to.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025
An ally later suggested he had been posing a rhetorical question.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2024
Dad would often ask the rhetorical question, “What would grandma think?”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
If the first oration against Catiline can be said to have a dominant figure, though, it is the rhetorical question.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
