in question

1. Under consideration, referring to the subject being discussed, as in No new facts have been discovered about the period in question. Shakespeare used this idiom in Cymbeline (1:1): “His father ... had, besides the gentleman in question, two other sons.” [c. 1600] Also see call in question.

Example Sentences

It said: "The land in question isn't under TCE ownership and appears to be privately owned."

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Asked whether any of her songs express her feelings in a way she wasn’t capable of doing with the ex in question, she nods.

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In terms of the prime minister drawing a line that Reeves's position as chancellor is not at all in question here, he could not have been clearer.

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Realtor.com records indicate that the dwelling in question was purchased for $7.1 million on Oct.

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An enormous cocktail party was not on Ibsen’s itinerary—there is no jazz band in “Hedda Gabler”—but there was a similar sense of impending disaster, before and during the evening in question.

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Related Words

• faulty 
• frail 
• imperfect 
• untrustworthy