rhetorical question

Example Sentences

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This was a rhetorical question and thus required no answer.

From Literature

Just as a rhetorical question is one that is asked with no expectation of being answered, a hypothetical situation is one that is described with no expectation of it actually happening.

From Literature

It’s not entirely a rhetorical question; a lot of people at least pretended to.

From Salon

Obviously, it was a rhetorical question as Saldaña’s triumphs have continued unabated.

From Los Angeles Times

Exhausted and exasperated, the quarterback had a rhetorical question for the cluster: “Can’t you let a guy sulk in peace?”

From Los Angeles Times