How to Use in question in a Sentence
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Bryan sings on the full verse in question.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2025
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Maybe the fan in question has caught a cough.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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These reporters are both from the town in question.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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What remains in question is what comes next.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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The scene in question is a hanging.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 12 Feb. 2026
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The critic in question is, well, me.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
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In this case, the canine in question chose a new home all on his own.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
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But the state law in question doesn’t apply, the judge found.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
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Yet, this doesn't seem to be enough time for the bridesmaid in question.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 13 June 2025
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The words in question were fist, fast, puff, pass, hiss, mess, less, gas, mass, and class.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
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The first is whether the actor in question can carry a movie.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Aug. 2025
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Now, though, her status for Italy is in question.
—Zack Pierce, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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The tax debt in question were for years the couple filed jointly.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
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But the gift in question was more of a curse — because there are no true gifts in this game.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
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Search for the app in question to check for any available updates.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
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This is the story of how that self-portrait is in question.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
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The man in question was, of course, Candy.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
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The plant in question is torch aloe (Aloe arborescens).
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
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Yet nearly all the bills in question became law.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
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Freedom is a far-off dream when one’s own very survival is in question.
—Mustafa Barghouti, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
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The documents in question were sealed at the time.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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Stewart said the two lines in question have been there for about 40 years.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
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The films in question couldn’t be more tonally distinct.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
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Well, if the dog in question is a guide dog or service dog, the answer is yes.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
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The look in question was the huge bow made out of hair seen atop Saweetie's head.
—Gabi Thorne, Allure, 13 Sep. 2023
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The foul in question is called double-touching.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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To call the viral moment in question the elephant in the room is to dwarf it.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
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His status for the start of next season is also in question.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
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The way the female agents at his side responded is not in question.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
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It should be applied once all foliage has fallen from the trees in question.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
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