Example Sentences

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The Hurricanes punished him all night, sometimes legally, sometimes questionably, but he stayed composed, turning to unheralded receiver Charlie Becker as a security blanket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

A $13 hot dog — allegedly a popular item at the establishment — included a questionably long Snap-O-Razzo frank on an untoasted potato roll, per a photo posted on Reddit.

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2025

That glosses over its oddities and flaws: There’s a distracting randomness to some of the human dramas around EO, a few disconcertingly surreal passages and certain questionably heavy-handed moments.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2023

He argued that the confession was fabricated and that the witness identifications were inaccurate and questionably obtained.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2022

Separated by a questionably clean napkin, but still.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed