Sentence examples for asking for was from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(1)

The phrase "asking for was" is not correct and does not make sense in written English.
It may be an incomplete thought or a fragment that lacks context to clarify its intended meaning.
Example: "I was asking for was the information about the project."
Alternatives: "requesting was" or "inquiring about was".

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Kosinski said that The Times's description of what Jolie was asking for was "simply not true".

The "sole relief" she was asking for was release after six years of confinement.

All he was asking for was a ruling that the law did not prohibit this particular documentary by this nonprofit corporation during those thirty days.

I also imagine the resident had been taught to prescribe narcotics judiciously, perhaps even sparingly, and the amount of drug I was asking for was neither.

"What the community was asking for was jobs, a grocery store and restoring the street grid," reconnecting the neighborhood to downtown.

"We know the season is not easily managed but all we were asking for was to take one week out of the season," he reiterated.

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What I'm asking for is hard.

All I'm asking for is justice".

All we are asking for is space.

"All we are asking for is alignment.

All I am asking for is equality".

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