Sentence examples for cross question from inspiring English sources

"cross question" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to ask questions that challenge the answers given by another person. For example: "The lawyer cross questioned the witness to test the accuracy of her statement."

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Ministers will know which MLA might cross question them, but not which subject they might raise.

Before going into major surgery would you say, "Oh no, thanks, I think I'll waive the anaesthetic today because I'm feeling quite brave!"? No? Then why would you phone your ex at 10.38PM and cross question them about everyone they've slept with in the two weeks since you broke up, and was the sex better, and did they do the thing you know they like?

For the "cross" question, the small difference in mean rank order indicates that children could not distinguish much difference between " really" cross and " very" cross.

The items "hurt" (Question 3) and "cross" (Question 5) were chosen as it was felt that these were easy words for participants to read.

The Kendall coefficient is "substantial" for the category A (hurt) and category C (upset with my family) questions, and "almost perfect" for the category B (cross) question (using Landis & Koch definitions [ 16]).

Read a bit of papers and business magazines, and cross question your consultant.

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Cross Questioned was actually a great show.

In the mid-1990s, BBC Radio 4 had a regular panel game entitled Cross Questioned.

Me: "What?" The good news is that when I listened to old episodes of Cross Questioned last year for an Archive on 4 programme on the history of the crossword (to mark the centenary a bit early), I got a big surprise.

Around the boardroom table, independent-minded people with business records of their own, are able to cross-question CEOs and managing directors.

Miss Sloop finds herself in the frying pan, when the various guests decide to cross-question her and offers very inadequate experiences.

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