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
• At the end of the trailer, an ailing Deadpool lies on the ground and asks for help.
  — Dan Heching, CNN, 12 Feb. 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
• 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
• 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
• But two days later, Julia called back and asked for something that would work faster.
  — Kathleen McGrory, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 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
• Fans with Sharpies, shirts and soccer balls asked for autographs and posed for selfies.
  — Ken Belson Alex Welsh, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024
• For the Josephson competition, scouters are asking for work no longer than 50 pages and can be of any genre.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 6 May 2024
• But when his phone buzzes and an owner asks for help, Quintero almost always gives in.
  — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
• The day before the arguments, the government had asked for an extension to file a brief.
  — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
• Still, despite setting the ball rolling, Altman is the one asking for guardrails to be placed on his industry.
  — Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2023
• Grimes is asking for privacy for her and Elon Musk's three children.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023
• Putting a heavier child in the higher seat is asking for an accident to happen.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 25 July 2023
• Sander’s aunt identified him in the group and his mother asked for assistance in claiming his body.
  — Deidre Olsen, WIRED, 15 Nov. 2023
• The board formally asked for an extension because the request was too broad, sources said.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
• The man then asked for an additional two hundred and fifty dollars to get a ticket for his girlfriend.
  — Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2024
• The union has been asking for a 36 percent raise over four years, while the companies are offering 20 percent.
  — Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
• Property owners who do not agree with the Board of Assessors can ask for a Board of Review hearing.
  — Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2024
• The defense claimed investors lost no money from Nikola and asked for a sentence for Milton that did not include prison time.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2023
• Their process protects patient privacy, and may ask for a single report to be filed.
  — Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024