rhetorical question

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2025

"I was asking that as a clearly rhetorical question rather than a substantive question, as I think any fair-minded listener would conclude."

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2024

Dad would often ask the rhetorical question, “What would grandma think?”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024

Since many of you reading this live in Los Angeles, that’s something of a rhetorical question.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2023

Something about the tone of his voice or the reaction of the other children told me this was a purely rhetorical question.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss