Sentence examples for and trying to question from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "and trying to question" is not entirely correct and may be awkward in written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of attempting to inquire or seek clarification about something.
Example: "She was feeling confused and trying to question the reasoning behind the decision."
Alternatives: "and attempting to inquire" or "and seeking to understand".

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As I was growing up, I realized that our generation is waking up and trying to question the fundamental order.

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The police said they had opened an inquiry into his abduction and were trying to question him about that.

As Butterfield and Hitchen tried to question Edwards, he ran down a hallway and ducked into a men's public bathroom.

She listens carefully and sympathetically, she visits everything she can, she reads widely and she tries to question everybody.

When a sergeant and another officer tried to question him, the police said, Mr. Sigmund refused to cooperate, then resisted arrest, injuring both officers.

And she said she tried to question her own "opinions, sympathies and prejudices," and aspired to impartiality.

Officer Conway and two other officers tried to question Mr. Johnson and a friend outside a housing complex in Morris Heights.

Mr. Cuomo and Mr. McCall have tried to question the governor's record.

Investors and journalists had been expected to try to question Mr. Buffett about Mr. Sokol and the Lubrizol trades.

Another spot, called "Patient Info," focuses on electronic health record technology and shows patients waiting to see their doctors and trying to answer questions.

Republicans accuse Obama and top administration officials of overlooking warning signs before the attack and trying to deflect questions about terrorism afterward.

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