direct question

noun

1. a question asked in direct speech, such as Why did you come? Compare indirect question

Example Sentences

Appearing on BBC Radio Manchester this morning, the mayor explained his thinking, saying: "I was asked a direct question by a journalist and I gave an honest answer and that's been reported today. MPs were in touch with me."

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“I tried to come up with the most direct question possible.”

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, responding to a direct question from Fox News’ Peter Doocy, attempted to clean up the mess by suggesting that Bondi had misspoken — apparently over a period of months — about the Epstein files.

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“Grow up, Guy Pearce. You are not a victim,” the two-time Oscar winner wrote Tuesday on X, where he also posted a video responding to Pearce’s answers to a direct question on a recent podcast.

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Porter sat next to her attorney with her hands folded in her lap, speaking only when the judge asked her a direct question.

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