query
noun
a question; an inquiry.
have queried
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present perfectof query.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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Mr. Pichai wrote on Google’s blog that people traditionally have queried Google for “quick factual answers” but increasingly people want “deeper insights and understanding,” such as whether playing guitar or piano is easier to learn.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
Though Aboriginal Australians have widely welcomed the change, some have queried why it was announced 24 hours before Australia Day.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2022
If the Voyager had been given a course and speed that would steer it across the bow of the Melbourne, Voyager should have queried it because that was never done, he says.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 8, 2018
“Do you believe in possession?” retorted Aronofsky, whose pre-”mother!” films have queried similar themes of religion and human consequence, most obviously 2014’s “Noah” and 2006’s “The Fountain.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2017
Ornate box turtles, referred to as "land terrapins" or "land tortoises" over most of the range of the species, are regarded by most persons whom I have queried as innocuous.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by John M. Legler
