in question

phrase

1

—used to indicate the specific thing that is being discussed or referred to

The painting in question is by Rembrandt.

What is in question is not the candidate's private life but her policies.

Where were you on the Sunday in question?

2

: in a state of doubt or uncertainty

His suitability for the job is in question.

The results of the study are in question.

Examples of in question in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The prisoner in question, Doug Korpi, had also admitted that his agony was an act to journalist Ben Blum, who included the revelation in a broader takedown of the experiment published in 2018. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

In addition to the legal battle over the ballots, Mahmood's Hamtramck residency is in question. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

The man in question was Jean-Louis Dumas, then the chief executive of Hermès, and the sixth generation of family leadership in the most vaunted of French luxury houses. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026

Banned products The products in question include e-cigarettes, vapes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems, commonly known as ENDS. — Ana Santos Rutschman, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for in question

• congestion
• digestion
• ingestion
• suggestion
• gestion
• indigestion