ask for
phrasal verb
asked for; asking for; asks for
: to request to see or talk to (someone)
Unhappy with the service, he asked for the store manager.
There's someone on the phone asking for you.
Examples of ask for in a Sentence
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Andreea said that in her case, asking for grades was never about control.
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
The big picture: Springfield's mayor asked for support with immigration transitional resources as multiple buildings, including schools and City Hall, have been evacuated because of threats identified by law enforcement.
—April Rubin, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
When asked for the next in sequence for: Wheat
Sett
Cease
The AI worked out the sequence was numbers related.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
The defense asked for a reversal of Bankman-Fried's conviction and a new trial before a different judge.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
The big picture: Springfield's mayor asked for support with immigration transitional resources as multiple buildings, including schools and City Hall, have been evacuated because of threats identified by law enforcement.
—April Rubin, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
When asked for the next in sequence for: Wheat
Sett
Cease
The AI worked out the sequence was numbers related.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
The defense asked for a reversal of Bankman-Fried's conviction and a new trial before a different judge.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for ask for
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“Ask for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ask%20for. Accessed 21 Sep. 2024.
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