How to Use questioning in a Sentence

questioning

noun
  • In the video, Whistler is confused by the line of questioning.
    Alex Marshall, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The episode led to a questioning about the role and scope of police in American life.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 5 July 2023
  • But the spirit of the questioning was, by and large, collegial.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 16 May 2023
  • Some participants hoped that the protests would spark a wider questioning of the war.
    Milana Mazaeva, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2023
  • There’s no questioning the fight the team still has despite its struggles this season.
    The Courier-Journal, 13 Jan. 2024
  • As part of the follow-up questioning, another part of the letter was discussed, this time about the ending of the book.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The presiding judge then sustained the line of questioning.
    Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The judge blocked that line of questioning after an objection by Ted’s lawyer.
    Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2023
  • The suspect is in the Homewood City Jail and will undergo questioning.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 9 Apr. 2023
  • On April 1, Cho was brought in for voluntary questioning again, per the complaint.
    Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 7 June 2023
  • Claire and Robert aren’t alone in their questioning of the 20 years of bloodshed and struggle endured by Americans and Afghans alike.
    Marie Margolius, Time, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Garcia was taken in for questioning and admitted his role in the killing.
    Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2023
  • For some, the current questioning of support is bound to have long-lasting impact.
    Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2023
  • On the other side of the coin, those who might minimize the impact of climate change could face legal questioning too.
    Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2023
  • Even with 60 years’ worth of hindsight, that line of questioning still exists today.
    James Adolphus, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2023
  • To show care to myself and to the people who live here and our continued questioning and unknowing.
    Krista Stevens, Longreads, 20 Sep. 2023
  • As Maté persisted, Coons kept urging him to stop his questioning in the quiet car.
    Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Willis will return to the stand for further questioning Friday.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Right fielder Josh Lowe shook his head at a similar line of questioning.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The 24-year-old was taken into custody for questioning, Sanchez said.
    Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
  • Most of the juror questioning has focused on candidates’ views on the death penalty.
    Peter Smith, ajc, 12 May 2023
  • The materials were not assembled into a device and the the driver was detained for questioning, the base said at the time.
    BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The officers approached him for questioning, and Corvera ran behind a car and crouched down with what looked like a functioning firearm.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2023
  • To support his line of questioning, Richardson played a three-minute video to the court that showed Auerbach snapping the golf clubs of a former friend and Seven co-worker.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Cohen had been expected to take the stand as soon as Tuesday and undergo at least two days of questioning.
    Graham Kates, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Based on questioning at the oral argument, Mr. Trump is likely to prevail.
    Adam Liptak, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Much of the justices’ questioning on Tuesday focused heavily on whether this group had proven such harm.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Through footage of Pan’s questioning, the documentary reveals how Pan tangled herself up in a web of lies.
    Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The line of questioning was aimed to discredit Daniels' honesty, recounting moments when recollections of events may have been told differently.
    Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 7 May 2024
  • The general theme, among legal and political experts alike, was a hand-over-the-mouth, how-dare-they assessment of the mostly conservative justices’ questioning of the attorneys who appeared before them in the case known as Trump v. United States.
    Claire B. Wofford, The Conversation, 1 May 2024

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