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
An ally of Mr Philp suggested the minister had been asking a rhetorical question, rather than a real one, as he tried to clarify what he had been asked.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024
Looking at recent years and at its current ownership, one must wonder if this is a rhetorical question.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2024
Dad would often ask the rhetorical question, “What would grandma think?”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024
It was a rhetorical question; I wasn’t really expecting an answer, but Millard gave me one anyway.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
