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.
has interrogated
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present perfectof interrogate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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So far, it has interrogated 73 witnesses, including people injured in the blast.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2025
In response, the government has interrogated students and raided schools.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
For decades, she has interrogated the possibilities of acoustic and electronic sounds: how they’re produced and transformed, how they can trick the mind and tingle the senses.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
American officials confirmed last year that the U.S. has interrogated some detainees at the secret prisons run by the UAE.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 20, 2018
Surprise and the disappearance of the chiefs might yesterday have excused the inaction of Paris, but twenty-four hours have passed over, every man has interrogated his conscience, and been able to listen to its answer.
From Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs) by John Leighton
