quiz
noun
an informal test or examination of a student or class.
quizzed
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past participleof quiz.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof quiz.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
quiznounan informal test or examination of a student or class.
Example Sentences
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Flynn later appeared to be blindsided when committee members quizzed him about the story.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
When quizzed as to whether the whole narrative surrounding the IPO momentum could be lost if cheaper Chinese competition starts to eat into the market share, Ahn is realistic: “That’s a possibility, yes.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
I quizzed them on whether their fortunes, which ranged from tens of millions of dollars to billions, were driven by luck or skill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Grohl was quizzed by the pupils about his favourite toothpaste, to which he answered "whitening", before the star told anecdotes including of the time he broke his leg falling off stage in 2015.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
I noticed that nobody quizzed him the next morning at the breakfast table.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
