probing question
Frequency: 6.04.5 per million words
A question designed to uncover detailed or hidden information.
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Examples (10)
- The lawyer asked a probing question to get to the truth.
- During the interview, he faced several probing questions about his past.
- She posed a probing question that made everyone think deeply.
- The journalist's probing questions revealed significant details.
- It was a probing question, designed to uncover his true motivations.
- The detective's probing questions finally led to a confession.
- He skillfully evaded all the probing questions from the media.
- The moderator encouraged probing questions from the audience.
- After a series of probing questions, the witness broke down.
- His silence was a response to her unexpectedly probing question.