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Meanings of unpleasant questions in English

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Usage of unpleasant questions in English
1
Prosecutors are sometimes asked unpleasant questions.'
Chatterbox, 1905.
2
Besides, his mother, who now had long wakeful periods in the daytime, might see him and ask unpleasant questions.
Flower of the Dusk
3
So saying, he let the matter drop, far he had no mind to distress Kadambini by asking her unpleasant questions.
The Hungry Stones, and Other Stories
4
The idea of being alone for a few hours of progress on the portrait, free of raised eyebrows and unpleasant questions, had appealed to him.
Think of a number
5
(Our chickens seem very scant as to tail, but I have asked no unpleasant questions.)
Dear Enemy
6
"Well;-asto my expenses, they are to be paid by a person who won't raise any unpleasant questions about the amount."
The Last Chronicle of Barset
7
"If it gets into the hands of the Emperor it may cause misunderstandings, and unpleasant questions may be asked," he thought as he read.
Resurrection
8
"You'll have to slip in on the sly, or else somebody may ask some unpleasant questions," remarked Slugger Brown on the way to the school.
The Rover Boys at Colby Hall; or, The Struggles of the Young Cad...
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