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People he has grilled say that when he doesn’t get the answer he’s looking for, he has a Columbo-esque tendency to ask the same question in different ways in an attempt to elicit something incriminating.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2025

It is something she has also demonstrated during heated Senate hearings when she has grilled Trump officials and Supreme Court nominees.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2024

As chair of the investigations subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee, she has grilled oil company executives.

From Scientific American • Nov. 9, 2022

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has grilled Fauci in nationally televised hearings, and Fauci — true to his fighter-from-Brooklyn roots — has punched back.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2022

The sun has grilled them to a colour that is almost mahogany.

From Glories of Spain by Wood, Charles W. (William)