rhetorical question
Example Sentences
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In a concurring opinion, Gorsuch stated the stakes more plainly by posing a rhetorical question: If the president’s argument was given credence, then “what do we make of the Constitution’s text?”
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2026
It’s not entirely a rhetorical question; a lot of people at least pretended to.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025
Obviously, it was a rhetorical question as Saldaña’s triumphs have continued unabated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2025
He says he was "struggling to hear the question" and adds that he was asking a "rhetorical question" when he spoke to the person in the audience.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2024
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 "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
