Sentence examples for was actually asking from inspiring English sources

FOR years, the question "Got milk?" was actually asking consumers "Got enough milk?" — reminding them to drink milk by comically exaggerating the perils of running out.

You didn't need to be a psychotherapist not to wonder if she was actually asking him to do just that: or at the very least encouraging him to masturbate somewhere else in her flat.

He stared at me for so long, one inch from my face, breathing like he'd run a race, his breath smelling like powdered eggs, that I thought he was actually asking me if I knew how much it cost.

How does he fit in?" Espy, who is African-American, was born in Yazoo City, and his family has deep roots in the state, suggesting that what Trump was actually asking his supporters was how Espy fit in with their picture of what kinds of people should have political power, and what kinds should not.

"[The agent] was actually asking kids for drugs and stuff".

Panic rose in my throat as I considered whether people might believe that I was actually asking them for money.

I was actually asked to speak at both party conventions.

But, during my 15 minutes (or so) at Yale, I was actually asked by my professor not to read something.

"One of the kids was actually asked how you would calculate the mass of a black hole," she said.

During a conference call with reporters last week, Tebow was actually asked by a Chicago scribe to pray for the woebegone digit.

Mr. Lochte, who has worn grills at previous meets to show off his personality, as he has said, was actually asked not to wear this one on the podium.