question
noun
a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
questioned
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past participleof question.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof question.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
questionnouna sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
Example Sentences
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Members of the board questioned the Menendez brothers during their hearing last year about violating prison rules, including using contraband cellphones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Beverage industry columnists and analysts in recent months have questioned whether the collective Aperol appetite is waning in favor of the Hugo Spritz, an elderflower-based cocktail usually made with Bacardi’s St-Germain liqueur.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Nottingham Inquiry started hearing evidence in February, with more than 100 witnesses questioned over three months.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Celeste’s family attorney, Steinfeld, questioned the move in a statement, alleging the singer was using his companies to shield money he earned from his music career and had moved assets to his mother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Some we questioned would not stop to answer, others did not know, many in trying to be helpful directed us wrongly.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
