interrogate
verb (used with object)
to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
had interrogated
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past perfectof interrogate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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One of the officers who had interrogated Smith after his arrest later testified that he believed Smith was innocent.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Spann had interrogated Lindh shortly before the attack.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2019
The army’s statement Tuesday said an investigative group under the military had interrogated 21 military personnel, three police officers, 13 security forces, six civil servants and six Inn Din villagers.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 10, 2018
However, Nikulin wrote in a letter from prison that Miller had interrogated him in Prague on 7 February and raised the election hacking.
From The Guardian ● May 30, 2017
The fat, gruff colonel reminded Yossarian of the fat, gruff colonel who had interrogated the chaplain and found him guilty.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
