How to Use in question in a Sentence

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  • The post-Olympics future of the Seine is still in question.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The look in question was the huge bow made out of hair seen atop Saweetie's head.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 13 Sep. 2023
  • In this case, the canine in question chose a new home all on his own.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
  • For Google speakers, open the Google Home app and tap on the speaker in question.
    — David Nield, WIRED, 3 May 2024
  • The tax debt in question were for years the couple filed jointly.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The batches in question can be identified by the batch code on the bottom of the can.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Search for the app in question to check for any available updates.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The daughter in question claims my ex was not a good father.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2024
  • The issue in question has to do with the tie rods, used in a vehicle to help move its wheels to steer.
    — Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2023
  • The woman in question also says that Brand sent a BBC car to pick her up from school.
    — Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Several of the tweets in question were made in 2020 and later.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
  • The way the female agents at his side responded is not in question.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
  • The character in question is a Qunari whose people have very strict gender roles in the lore of the game’s world.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The lake in question is south of Lake Placid, which seemed ideal for me: about a 2.5-hour drive from my home in Albany.
    — Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 27 July 2023
  • The pond in question extends from alongside a skate park and a Fred Meyer store.
    — Matt Thompson, Spin, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Though the outcome isn’t in question, the primary could give clues to where Biden stands with the party’s base.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Now the tower is gone, and the future of the city's infrastructure is in question.
    — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 21 May 2024
  • Just check the brand’s product page or the product’s tag for an exact idea of what the jacket in question is made of.
    — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Freedom is a far-off dream when one’s own very survival is in question.
    — Mustafa Barghouti, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Back, in a sense, to a time before Picasso had even painted the piece in question.
    — Dan Barry, New York Times, 15 June 2023
  • The skulls in question have rows of teeth carved with deep horizontal grooves.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Hegseth described the tattoo in question as a Jerusalem Cross and a symbol of his Christian faith.
    — James Powel, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
  • While Chad, Jack and the rest of the family are thrilled to have Abigail back home, the woman in question isn’t feeling the same warm and fuzzies.
    — Andy Swift, TVLine, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Only when the woman chased it—a year later—did Hinge ban the user in question.
    — WIRED, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The fate of the foundation itself is also now in question.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Haddish insisted she wasn’t involved in the creative process or the scenes in question and the suit has since been dropped.
    — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
  • The sewage system in question in the Saitama prefecture is about 42 years old.
    — Yumi Asada, Chris Lau and Minori Konishi, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Wu alleges that the producer in question placed his hand on her crotch.
    — Thuc Doan Nguyen, refinery29.com, 4 May 2023
  • None of it makes sense to Nadia, including the fact that Drew was driving on the country road in question.
    — Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
  • The majority of the tribunal did not know Sinner was the player in question when reviewing the case.
    — Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025

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