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Example sentences for "interrogating"

Lexicographically close words:
interrex; interring; interrogate; interrogated; interrogates; interrogation; interrogations; interrogative; interrogatively; interrogatives
  1. Now, while a thousand pairs of eyes were interrogating the smooth surface of the sea, and striving to penetrate its cerulean depths, a great surprise was sprung upon the passengers.

  2. I lost not an instant in interrogating the oracle.

  3. Every time that the name of Reine Vincart had come to his lips, a feeling of bashfulness, in addition to his ordinary timidity, had prevented him from interrogating Claudet concerning the character of this mysterious queen of the woods.

  4. Under the soothing influence of the falling night, Julien slowly raised his head, and addressing Claudet in a low and measured voice like a father confessor interrogating a penitent, said: "Does Reine know that you love her?

  5. While they were interrogating the others, he had no eyes for any one but us.

  6. The boy turned to look at him, with his handsome blue eyes, as though interrogating him.

  7. It is of record that a murderer, maddened by the assiduity of the interrogating judge, cried suddenly: “Yes, I did it.

  8. Then a high official appeared upon the scene, and, interrogating her rudely, upbraided her angrily for the part she had played.

  9. But every point had first been elicited beyond all doubt by the “instructing” or interrogating judge at Mazas, although Troppmann long took refuge in persistent denial of every fact or in obstinate silence.

  10. Then they came to a stop and stood with eyes interrogating each other.

  11. All he passed stopped and began staring up the road and down, and interrogating one another with an inkling of discomfort for the reason of his haste.

  12. The prelate is interrogating the spectral visitor: “In the name of Satan, what the Devil are you, and where were you hatched?

  13. Still later in the day he held converse with a fellow gambler at the Paineiras, half-way up Mount Corcovado; and the same afternoon he was interrogating a certain discredited concession-hunter on the Petropolis boat.

  14. You've helped me out of a hole," he acknowledged as he faced her interrogating eyes with his one-sided smile.

  15. She could only gaze, interrogating not the face before her only, but heaven and earth.

  16. He did not look at the sheriff as he spoke, but strained his eyes, interrogating the faces before him between the table at which he stood and the door.

  17. Aramis was silent; and his vague glances, luminous as that of an albatross, hovered for a long time over the sea, interrogating space, seeking to pierce the very horizon.

  18. The other, interrogating the features of his companion, seemed to seek for information in his looks.

  19. This was told to me, I think Captain Fritz told me this, and he seemed to gather that he had more or less sort of browbeat her in interrogating her is what Fritz, the impression that Fritz got.

  20. Homicide Detective Turner was sent to the sheriff's office to represent the homicide bureau of our department and interrogating these witnesses.

  21. Ordinarily an interrogator in interrogating a suspect will have him in a quiet room alone or perhaps with one person there.

  22. He said he was not interrogating him on long drawn-out extended periods, he was letting him rest and he was being fed.

  23. Thus you would impose upon nature the task of interrogating him.

  24. Before Charles could answer, an officer, fully accoutred, came forth from the inn with the evident intent of interrogating the travellers.

  25. Colonel James was interrogating her husband, who was standing before the stern Republican leader with a trooper on either side of him.

  26. He also turned the face from one side to the other as though interrogating his companions--what are we to do?

  27. The individual then casts an interrogating glance at the second person.

  28. All look surprised, their glances interrogating "How?

  29. While thus interrogating himself, a new sound disturbs the tranquillity of the forest--the same, which the assassin at first fancied was the voice of one wailing for his victim.

  30. While their chief has been interrogating his prisoner, the robbers around the fire have gone on with their poker-playing, and whisky drinking.

  31. For long periods she remains in the porch, her eye interrogating the road that runs past the cottage-gate; her ear acutely listening for footsteps.

  32. Halted in a row, abreast, they also scan the two figures in front, interrogating one another as to who and what they are.

  33. In the darkness groping, confusedly straying over the floor, stunned and stupified, they reel like drunken men; as they come in contact tremblingly interrogating one another as to what can have occurred.

  34. That Sabrina was not wandering might have been told by her step, straightforward, as also her earnest glances, interrogating the road ahead at every turning.

  35. But she spent a fruitless week interrogating people in Dawes.

  36. Carrington left him lie where he fell, and went out to the men, interrogating the one he had seen on the front porch.

  37. A man who had been spending two hours a day for the last three weeks in interrogating the Gadfly might be pardoned an occasional swear-word.

  38. One might think the interrogating officer were the criminal and he the judge.

  39. Aramis was silent; and his vague glance, luminous as that of a gull, hovered for a long time over the sea, interrogating space, and seeking to pierce the very horizon.

  40. She thought this while imagining the world to be interrogating her.

  41. She bowed in acceptance of Fosters offer of a glass of wine after supper, but treated him and the other two immediately as though they had been interrogating bigwigs.

  42. In the formulas compiled for interrogating the accused, we find special stress laid on making those who confess enumerate all who had joined with them in belief and worship, or whom they knew to be heretics.

  43. The intervention of the nuncio shows that the struggle had widened far beyond the theological question as to the lawfulness of interrogating demons and the guilt of the luckless Froilan Diaz.

  44. Unlike the priest in the confessional, the inquisitors abstained from interrogating them or seeking information about themselves or others.

  45. For all this, when the rule was applied to the inquisitors, as it was in the visitations, when the inspector was interrogating the officials about each other, they fully recognized its injustice.

  46. He took part in interrogating the demons and writing what they said and he kept these writings in his house.

  47. Order being now restored, the counsel commenced interrogating the witness.

  48. We soon found ourselves there alone, and I commenced interrogating him thus:-- "Did you receive notice from the Department in March last of the discontinuance of the office at P.

  49. I am, at this moment, uncertain of whether I saw him prior to personally interrogating him.

  50. They had formed a circle round the invalid; the second notary was sitting at a table, prepared for writing, and his colleague was standing before the testator in the act of interrogating him on the subject to which we have alluded.


  51. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "interrogating" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.