rhetorical question
Example Sentences
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The answer to her rhetorical question is layered.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
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
Appearing on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Mr Philp said he had had difficulty hearing the original question and had posed a rhetorical question.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2024
Dad would often ask the rhetorical question, “What would grandma think?”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024
It was a rhetorical question, meaning there wasn’t supposed to be an answer, right?
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
