queried

past tense of query

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of queried But since March 2026, law enforcement queried him 55 times, a detail that is included in the lawsuit. — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026 The Elk Grove Police Department is reviewing an audit showing outside law enforcement agencies queried the city’s license plate data more than 8 million times. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 When queried about the reasons for her breakout, Williams kept it simple. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026 Retailer agents cannot be queried at scale and return almost no data to brands. — Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Lawmakers previously queried Airbnb and Cursor about their use of Chinese AI models. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026 In Target, she’d be queried about where to find the Christmas decorations. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 In difficult times and with commissioning opportunities dimming, this source queried whether there needs to be a festival at all. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 July 2026 While the oversight board posed questions in English, the university researchers queried chatbots in different languages. — Didi Tang, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queried
Verb
  • The deal is a way to repair relationships between the agency and west Charlotte residents who have questioned NCDOT’s communication and transparency on the multi-billion dollar toll lane project.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Prosecutors questioned the schizophrenia diagnosis and pointed out that suffering from mental illness is not the same as meeting the legal standard of insanity.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Clancy's attorneys have asked the judge to dismiss the criminal case.
    — MICHAEL CASEY, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Residents in the area are also being asked not to leave pet food outdoors or approach the animal to take photos.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • His attorney’s office says he was interrogated without pain medication, while the Department of Homeland Security has released few details about what prompted the shooting.
    — Anna Wilder, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The plaintiffs alleged that some of those classified as especiales were taken to military facilities, interrogated, tortured, killed or forcibly disappeared.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Connecticut’s pay-to-stay statute has been revised several times over the past decade and has been challenged in federal court.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
  • On brand with past concerns about the merger itself and with Mark Ruffalo attending hearings, Booker once again challenged the settlement David Ellison reached with blue state AGs last week.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Barbera and his team then decided to go ahead and hold the presser after online observers blasted Venice’s hesitation to cancel it as a move to shield jury members from being quizzed about politics.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The cop then quizzed me about my girlfriend and her whereabouts.
    — George Boedecker Jr, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The book examined the ways that social actors can respond to dysfunction and decline in organizations, from businesses to political parties and governments.
    — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Breakthrough Institute found 10 organizations files 67% of forest management lawsuits examined.
    — Chris Edwards, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2026

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Queried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queried. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster