How to Use whether or not in a Sentence

whether or not

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• The question now is whether or not the French trust the country in her hands.
  — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026
• My question isn’t whether or not Reaves can make this contract worth it by the end.
  — Zach Harper, New York Times, 1 July 2026
• So perhaps the question now isn’t whether or not to get bangs but rather, are micro bangs the way to go?
  — Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
• However, whether or not the Irish got the right quarterbacks to make that plan work won’t be known until next year.
  — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 1 July 2026
• One of the Mets’ most interesting decisions is whether or not to trade Luke Weaver.
  — Will Sammon, New York Times, 6 July 2026
• As of late morning, there's been no call as to whether or not today's Fan Festival will be impacted by weather.
  — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 6 July 2026
• Swimply users can use a filter on the platform for more privacy — that can include factors like whether or not the pool is within view of the home or if the owners will be around.
  — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 3 July 2026
• The competitive question for banks is evolving from earlier conversations linked to whether or not blockchain will affect payments.
  — Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
• The emerging question is whether or not Lekkerimäki can develop physically quickly enough, or at all, to access his ceiling.
  — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 30 June 2026
• More research is needed to determine whether or not there is a true cause-and-effect relationship between eating more fiber and improvements in reflux, Toriz says.
  — Sarah Klein, Time, 30 June 2026
• This problem is compounded by the fact that very few organizations have defined KPIs to measure whether or not AI training is working.
  — Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
• Speaking publicly for the first time since his father's death, Darren Ellison said the experience has left the family questioning whether or not access to faster medical care could have changed the outcome for his father.
  — Nakell Williams, CBS News, 30 June 2026
• The Legacy Trust concept permits you to blend family (however defined), charitable and community (whether or not formal charities) objectives rather than viewing them as competing priorities.
  — Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
• Iraq, the bloc’s second-largest oil producer, is reportedly the next shoe to drop – the country’s oil minister told Bloomberg that Iraq would have to decide whether or not to remain with OPEC if production targets don’t dramatically increase.
  — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 July 2026