Sentence examples for merely questioned from inspiring English sources

Say what you like about Miss Marple, at least she merely questioned her suspects.

In his remarks today, Mr. Putin said Mr. Gusinsky should not have been jailed, but merely questioned.

Although Mr. Jigdal didn't get a chance to meet the Censor Board, Tibetan friends who did said the Censor Board chief claimed to have merely questioned the relevance of the shots, after which the director volunteered to censor it.

"While military force cannot be the normal continuation of politics by other means, it must never be ruled out, or even merely questioned — as has been done by the German federal government — as the ultimate means of dealing with dictators.

They then fill out what is known in police parlance as a "stop question and frisk" form, although not all of the street stops lead to an officer frisking or searching a suspect; some people are merely questioned.

This merely questions the relevance of God in that context, but does not rule out such a possibility.

Jack White has denied recent reports that he hates Lady Gaga's music, explaining that he merely questions the singer's presentation.

László does not deny the principle of reductionism, but merely questions its feasibility and usefulness.

Wearing skull paraphernalia is a not merely question of taste, but also one of morality.

Mrs Thyssen has stated that these are merely questions that I am posing and for which Mr Dehaene will need to provide the answers.

If somebody has merely been questioned about or accused of crimes, including child sexual abuse, they can be profiled as being risky in that category.