How to Use interrogate in a Sentence

interrogate

verb
  • If there's no Shara to interrogate, maybe her room has some answers.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Loop her into the thought process for new ideas, and how to interrogate them utilizing data.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2021
  • And that means fashion, too, is being forced to interrogate itself, asking the same questions.
    New York Times, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Kit Lesser’s screenplay opts to carve out a specific piece of the story and interrogate it on fresh terms.
    Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2021
  • For some employees, this is a time to interrogate what their work environment asks of them in order to perform a job.
    Kathryn Hymes, Wired, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Villeneuve could have used his adaptation to interrogate the text and frustrate fascist readings.
    Jeva Lange, The Week, 14 Oct. 2021
  • At one point, the F.B.I. came to his house to interrogate his dad after his younger sister was seen taking pictures of buildings for a school project.
    oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2021
  • As the inspector gathers clues, the audience starts thinking about who did it and then gets to interrogate the actors during an intermission.
    Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, 30 Sep. 2021
  • The pair said the workshop will interrogate the whole production cycle, from before cameras start rolling, during the research and initial development stages.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Strangers love to stop skaters on the street to interrogate the ollie.
    Zach Harris, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The Last Wish world premiere as a bonus), and has to interrogate all four guys from the losing team.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2022
  • So there is the scene where the detective sits down in front of the female suspect to interrogate her.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2022
  • Big interrogates Kenny Boy, who decides to take the fall for the entire escapade as a way to protect the kids.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2023
  • A lot of them had to do with interrogating her thought patterns and emotions.
    Lydia Wang, Women's Health, 5 Apr. 2023
  • There’s a scene in Torn where Max interrogates his mom about falling in love with Anker so soon after Alex died.
    Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The judge requested that Rivera’s home be searched and that he be interrogated.
    Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Agents handcuffed and interrogated the man, then put him in the room's shower.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The open plan was ideal for the shot showing the teens who had been with the missing girl being interrogated by the officers.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 13 June 2024
  • Some detectives say it’s a tool to help build a case or prepare to interrogate a suspect.
    Sophia Kovatch, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2023
  • In truth, writing a memorable takedown—one that interrogates not just the subject, but the critic’s own stance—is an art of its own.
    Longreads, 16 May 2024
  • Carla Hurley of his plans to break into the Pelosi home and interrogate the former House speaker.
    Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Who's Coming to Dinner, which continued to interrogate themes of race and class.
    Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Police on the border took two tubes of blood — one to check for drugs, the other to check for infectious diseases — and interrogated him for 10 days.
    Washington Post, 22 July 2024
  • Those rebels are there, too, hoping to kill Cassian before the Empire can interrogate him.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2022
  • The second is a shaking of the mind — a kind of dancing that can interrogate and heal generational trauma.
    Juan De Dios Sánchez Jurado, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2023
  • Funny to have the roles reversed at the end, and Bryant and McKinnon interrogate Rudd about wanting children.
    Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2021
  • There was a lot more to Richard to not only excavate, but also interrogate.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • He was interrogated for hours without a lawyer or a parent present.
    Joe Heim, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
  • Some of the suspects were shown being interrogated beside a road.
    Reuters, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Jimenez was then interrogated by police for more than five hours.
    Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 25 Sep. 2023

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