Sentence examples for cut the question from inspiring English sources

It was the one she always used to cut the question short, whether a patient asked it hopefully, accusingly or knowingly, having glimpsed the macramé of faded burns, cuts and welts on Dr. Linehan's arms: "You mean, have I suffered?" "No, Marsha," the patient replied, in an encounter last spring.

Switch the Question returned as "Cut the Question" on a special week of shows with child contestants aired in 2014.

On Tuesday, when a reporter said Reid had been party to failed "Grand Bargain" negotiations in 2011 that included the chained CPI, Reid cut the question off.

Asked Thursday whether he had to discuss any of the recent revelations with Marbury, Thomas cut off the question.

When Kim Jones, the YES network reporter, mentioned to Jorge Posada that the game "apparently ended with some laughs," Posada cut off the question.

When a reporter tried to ask an obligatory weather question — the forecast calls for temperatures in the teens — Belichick cut off the question, jumping in: "I'm not really too worried about the weather.

As for the prospect of being retired, Mr. Putin cut off the question, apparently interpreting it as yet another assertion that he will never want to give up power.

Court papers show that Brian, by then a college sophomore, bristled at the questions and cut the exam short.

During the summer the teams in question would cut the players well after signing day.

Grier said his principal cut the assembly short after his question.

During the summer practice sessions, the teams in question would cut the players well after signing day thus preventing the cut players from finding new colleges to play for.