enquiring

Example Sentences

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“He was constantly enquiring; some things he was pretty sure of, but much was in a state of enquiry,” she wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

Terry Dilliway, who runs a shop selling furniture on Glastonbury High Street and has attended the festival for 40 years, also said he had helped people enquiring about the location of the event.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

Housing charity Shelter said the full scale of the issue was not clear, because it was only after enquiring about a property than prospective tenants were told they were not welcome.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2023

The Pakistan Cricket Board released videos from the venue of players from the two countries greeting each other with warmth and enquiring after one another's families.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2022

As to his real character, had information been in her power, she had never felt a wish of enquiring.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen