Sentence examples for the question were from inspiring English sources

Storm of Fortune and his 1999 novel The Question were both short-listed for the Governor General's Literary Award, and More (2008) captured the Toronto Book Award.

Ah, if the question were only that simple.

Her report did not ask or answer the question: were the children abused?

Entrapment turns on the question: were the accused predisposed toward violence?

James drew back a little, as if the question were not just impertinent, but actively preposterous.

If the question were resources, the spies would deserve a fair hearing.

"I don't pay for water?" he said rhetorically, as if the question were absurd.

Aides to the governor said yesterday that records that could answer the question were not, in their judgment, public documents.

If the question were, 'What is your perception of Argentines or Chileans?" the answer might be different".

But the first polls of how people would respond to the question were discouraging for the Yes side.

A moderate Muslim might be open to discussion of four of her suggestions if the question were framed sensitively.