How to Use question in a Sentence

question

1 of 2 noun

• The essay questions on the test were easy.
• Are there any more questions?
• The key question in solving the mystery is, how did the murderer enter the house?
• I don't understand the question.
• The question arose as to who would be responsible for caring for our grandmother.
• I expected him to ask where I worked, but the question never came up.
• Can I ask you a personal question?
• In answer to your question, our next meeting will be on Friday.
• The exam included several questions on current events.
• There are 10 multiple-choice questions on the exam.
• Don’t know what kinds of questions to ask, or even where to start?
  — Zoë Hecht, Women's Health, 7 June 2023
• Don’t worry: No one in the GOP knows the answer to that question!
  — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 4 Nov. 2023
• And now the question is, ‘What happens when rates go down?
  — Emily Mason, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• Glenn Weiss: That might be the best question we’ve ever been asked.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2023
• How much room the U.S. labor market has to expand is a key question for the Fed in 2024.
  — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
• That looks more like the third stage of a soft landing than the lingering question if there will be one.
  — Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 18 Jan. 2024
• The answers to these questions are entrusted to our hands.
  — Mari Yamaguchi, Fortune, 7 June 2023
• The real question is whether Sherman can scale up from here.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 22 July 2023
• Ask questions, go directly to the source and leave no room for error.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
• The question box includes a space for your name, but this is optional.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
• The teacher started to ask a question that included the n-word but was cut off.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Anchorage Daily News, 16 May 2023
• The judge noted that Perry should have to answer questions.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2023
• The question of who gets to write the first record of history has always been about power and who gets to bear witness.
  — Essence, 3 Nov. 2023
• Klimek: This question—what was the rest of the story?—would become a professional pursuit for James.
  — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
• Send your questions, comments and gossip to [e-mail].
  — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
• Past questions Ask Yadi: Is there a right or wrong way to spend the money you’ve been given as wedding gifts?
  — Yadi Rodriguez, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2023
• As is the case from time to time, that question bubbled to the surface on Saturday afternoon.
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
• These are just a few questions that might come to mind when thinking of how much dirt your face is exposed to on a daily basis.
  — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 17 June 2023
• Aside from quips about how tough the wolf is and how brutal nature can be, some commenters ask a common question: Now what?
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 11 Oct. 2023
• The recusal question has come up with regard to other issues, too.
  — Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2023

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question

2 of 2 verb

• The lawyer questioned the truth of the witness's statement.
• The witness was questioned by the defense.
• He began to question his ability to do the job.
• He began to question whether the things she had said were really true.
• I could tell that she was questioning my decision.
• I trusted him and I never questioned what he told me.
• The reporter questioned her at length on her life as the First Lady.
• Roles that no one should even question the minute the name comes up.
  — Rishikesh Rajagopalan, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2023
• But critics question whether the new plan goes further than the law allows.
  — Collin Binkley, Fortune, 12 July 2023
• The judge questioned him as to whether there was any way for the prosecution or defense to know about it.
  — Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2023
• This is not the first time Lee has questioned Biden’s ability to continue to serve.
  — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
• Instead, Jones questioned whether Darling Allen had lied to him.
  — Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• The sergeant scales the stairwells of the Capitol, knocks on closed doors, questions staff members who coyly claim that their bosses are not present.
  — Mike Baker, New York Times, 4 June 2023
• When alliances shift, the ladies question their loyalty to each other as some friendships are left in the desert dust.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
• There may be ways to defend Trump, or at least question the wisdom and validity of the charges.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2023
• That's because social media users were quick to question whether or not Parton should have dressed in such a look at her age.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
• And then Gauff took the microphone to address anyone who might have questioned if this day would arrive.
  — Howard Fendrich, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2023
• Some of it is cruel but draped in a veil of good intentions so earnest, its purpose is never questioned.
  — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 29 Aug. 2023
• So no one questioned why Maya’s character needed a fresh start.
  — Ronda Racha Penrice, Essence, 11 Sep. 2023
• Kimberly questioned why the dung was part of a kitchen ritual, and how the mother cleaned the feces after lighting it on fire.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
• Macy’s has questioned whether the investors have sufficient capital — or will be able to acquire it — to fund the deal.
  — Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
• The lack of activity has led some critics to question whether the funding for these units could be better spent elsewhere.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
• But others continued to question the cost of the property.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023
• Farrow questioned how stable a torn ACL that healed on its own would be, compared to a reconstructed one.
  — Katie Camero, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2023
• Since then, some of the board’s members have questioned the terms and legality of the contract to which he was signed, as well as the compensation that Gilbert receives.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 11 Oct. 2023
• All of this seems very corny and unscientific, and when Nate dares to question it, he gets insulted and rebuffed.
  — Vulture, 21 Dec. 2023
• Armstrong was also questioned that day, the affidavit said.
  — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
• Sapp declined an interview, but Eckes questioned why Jones wouldn’t have mentioned the confession at the outset, if the claim were true.
  — The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
• The fourth wall gets broken in these next four episodes when cast members discuss and question each others’ motivations for joining the show.
  — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2023
• Their lack of action later became a sticking point for the defense, which questioned their memories.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2024

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