How to Use ask for in a Sentence

ask for

phrasal verb

• Take the bull by the horns and ask for a direct answer.
  — Mustansir Paliwala, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
• Roe asked for a sentence of one year and one day in prison.
  — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2024
• And their second or third step might be to ask for help.
  — Glenn Llopis, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
• At the end of the meal, my friend came over to our table and asked for our feedback.
  — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024
• At the end of the trailer, an ailing Deadpool lies on the ground and asks for help.
  — Dan Heching, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024
• But that would be a lot to ask for in a buyer’s market.
  — Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024
• A lot of you have been asking for my take on what this means and what will – and won’t – change.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024
• Thank you for being the best daddy and husband a girl could ask for.
  — Meg Walters, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
• And don’t be afraid to ask for help in the kitchen once your guests are there — most people love to contribute to the evening.
  — Mary Carol Garrity, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Some years ago, the adult child of a patient with a necrotic foot asked for a wound consult.
  — Julie Roskamp, STAT, 24 Nov. 2023
• In the week that followed, someone asked for images of the airfield again.
  — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2024
• Fellow fans ask for a photo with Frozen Tundra Man all the time.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2023
• On a train ride home, a boy recognized the Olympic athlete and asked for a photo.
  — The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
• One daughter who has not asked for money called to ask us to dinner.
  — R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
• The Sun reported that Cruise asked for $12-$14 upfront for the seventh part.
  — Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 9 Aug. 2024
• That’s one question that people have been asking for a long time.
  — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024
• Hope is no pushover, and is well-versed on the proper way to shut down some creep asking for a quid pro quo exchange.
  — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
• Prosecutors had asked for 40 to 50 years in prison, while his lawyers had asked for far less.
  — Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
• The original stars of The Blair Witch Project are asking for a larger slice of the pie as the franchise gears up for a reboot.
  — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
• He can be seen in a second video asking for a blanket to be placed next to him, off-camera.
  — Chloe Melas, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2023
• The lawsuit asked for a temporary injunction against the city, which has yet to come.
  — Claire Thornton, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
• His lawyer, Richard Goldberg, asked for that arrangement to allow Willis to find a job and work.
  — Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 16 July 2024
• But two days later, Julia called back and asked for something that would work faster.
  — Kathleen McGrory, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2024
• But Hiscock has seen the family come in a few times now — and learned that the little boy asked for a Vols shirt for his birthday.
  — Chabeli Carrazana, Them, 25 July 2024
• Then head for your favorite nursery and ask for a plant that likes those conditions.
  — Cindy Bruecks, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2023
• In addition, ask for an itemized breakdown of charges and compare it against the EOB.
  — Samantha Liss, CBS News, 29 Aug. 2023
• The app will ask for permission to use the device's location services to set the pick-up point where the user is.
  — Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2024
• Fans with Sharpies, shirts and soccer balls asked for autographs and posed for selfies.
  — Ken Belson Alex Welsh, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024
• More and more users seem to be asking for advice that will hurt their feelings enough to motivate them.
  — Renée Onque, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
• Sandy asks for foods by name and color, helping kids identify and reinforce vocabulary.
  — Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024