How to Use interrogate in a Sentence

interrogate

verb
  • Jimmy and the other star then have to interrogate them about the statement, trying to catch them in a lie.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 May 2021
  • Film is a really good medium to try and interrogate this perspective a little more.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The player is invited to either interrogate this statement or ignore it.
    Reid McCarter, Wired, 10 Apr. 2021
  • Shakespeare for Social Justice taught Palmer to interrogate the thoughts that popped into his head and to hold space for empathy.
    Jennifer Miller, Washington Post, 24 May 2021
  • And to speculate obsessively over advancements that don’t yet exist is to gloss over the innovations that do, even when there’s abundant reason to interrogate them.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The best way to combat information disorder is to interrogate the information.
    Nicole Silver, Forbes, 6 May 2021
  • The show often ends up interrogating the assumptions and enthusiasms of the city’s political observers.
    Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2024
  • People recognize there is a need and necessity to tell difficult stories, to interrogate the sickness of this infrastructure of white supremacy.
    Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2021
  • At their hearts, both 12 Angry Men and Chicago 7 interrogate flaws and foundational truths.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • Drawings can be funny and it’s okay to laugh at them and interrogate the nature of good and bad.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 21 June 2021
  • 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
  • If there's no Shara to interrogate, maybe her room has some answers.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • Winter Soldier: Cap holds Nat up against a wall to interrogate her.
    Kelsea Stahler, refinery29.com, 12 July 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
  • Loop her into the thought process for new ideas, and how to interrogate them utilizing data.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 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
  • The next challenge sent each couple into a room to interrogate each other while their friends watched on a screen in real time.
    Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2021
  • 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

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