How to Use what about in a Sentence

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  • Well, what about, was there a response to the essay at the time?
    Quanta Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024
  • But what about the man in the turquoise uniform guarding him?
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
  • And what about Disney's movies, which have had a tough year?
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The camp may have squeaked by this summer, but what about next year?
    Dan Stahl, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2023
  • But what about the effects of Burning Man on the climate?
    Alden Wicker, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
  • But what about the drugs that were approved before 1962?
    Randy Hatton, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2023
  • But what about vet offices that are closed for the eclipse — as Carlson's briefly was — or hard to get to on the day of the eclipse?
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Louise can fix her patients’ hearts, but what about her own?!
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 24 July 2024
  • But what about someone struggling to pay the rent or put food on the table?
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 18 Sep. 2023
  • And what about those who run for office but have yet to be elected?
    Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 19 May 2024
  • But what about the guilt parents feel from letting their kids use screens?
    Matt Villano, CNN, 19 June 2024
  • And what about the friends and family who are on the receiving end?
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
  • And what about goods flowing the other way, from the United States to China?
    Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2023
  • And what about humans in 250 million years, if the species still exists by then?
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
  • But what about all this other — that doesn't count for anything?
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2024
  • But what about parents of infants who can’t even sit just yet?
    Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 9 Feb. 2024
  • But what about the impact of our mental health on blood pressure?
    Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2023
  • By now everyone knows the ringleader of The Eras Tour, but what about the cast and crew who shine alongside her?
    Bryan West, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
  • How did this book first come across your desk, and what about it interested you to want to adapt it for the big screen?
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Oh, but what about the other properties in the ideal gas law?
    Rhett Allain, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2024
  • And what about her dead husband, who was also a cop and whose pictures line the walls of Lucie’s house?
    Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2024
  • But what about predicting the weather next month or the one after?
    The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Deep-Sea Risks But what about diving into the dark, watery depths that span two thirds of our world?
    Syris Valentine, Scientific American, 31 July 2023
  • Okay, then—but what about parabens messing with hormones?
    Deanna Pai, Allure, 18 Oct. 2024
  • And what about the vintage tube of Preparation H seen in the opening credits?
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
  • But what about stopping like a normal driver and not locking up the brakes?
    Rhett Allain, WIRED, 7 July 2023
  • And what about pickle cravings, or cravings for food high in salt?
    ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 24 July 2024
  • But what about those of us who don’t live a stone’s throw from nature, or who don’t have the means to put our bikes in a car and drive to a winding trail?
    The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
  • And what about claims that folks feel highly energized.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Then what about individuals who use a ladder to climb over the wall?
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024

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