indirect question
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“As a talent evaluator, if the indirect question is, ‘Is Diego good enough to play at the top level in Europe?’
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2021
At the Toronto news conference, a moderator paid by Searchlight mostly kept the focus on the movie, asking just one indirect question about the assault.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 6, 2017
If any indirect question were ever thrown upon the family position, Agatha immediately began expounding the ethics of high breeding, as one who had attained.
From Real Folks by A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney
Although direct questions about what was coming were obviously impermissible, an indirect question seemed fairly within the rules.
From The Extra Day by Algernon Blackwood
Whether or not Helen grasped the fact that her indirect question of Elijah remained unanswered, she pursued it no farther.
From The Vision of Elijah Berl by Frank Lewis Nason
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