interrogate
verb (used with object)
to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
were interrogating
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past progressiveof interrogate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Few other details have emerged about the incident, which started late on Sunday — apparently while police were interrogating the Taliban detainees, according to Saif.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
In 2020, a lot of reporters were interrogating Blackness in America, and one of the things that was talked about was road trips and exploring natural spaces.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2022
His friend’s grandparents, Kitty and Red, were interrogating Doi’s character, Ozzie, to find out where their granddaughter hung out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2022
Magu Mutindika, Nyanza Regional Commissioner, said at the end of the siege that officers were interrogating some customers and staff who had been evacuated to establish what happened.
From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2021
“People were interrogating us about it on the train, weren’t they, Ron?”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
