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Definition
ask a series of questions of someone — typically asked by law enforcement officials or by someone in an aggressive manner
- The whole time Father was interrogating us on the porch, in my mind's eye I was seeing her slumped over in the kitchen house, banging in mortal frustration against that locomotive engine of a stove.Book 1 — Genesis (82% in)
- He always ended these interrogations with an exasperated, loud private conversation with God concerning our hopelessness.Book 1 — Genesis (89% in)
- My beloved was interrogated to the tune of a broken rib, taken to Léopoldville, and imprisoned in the rat-infested courtyard of what was once a luxurious embassy.Book 5 — Exodus (29% in)
There are no more uses of "interrogate" in The Poisonwood Bible.
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