How to use "asking" in a sentence

There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?" We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality

This Nation is asking for action, and action now.

With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own.

'When shall I see Cosette?' she kept asking M

Marius read the four letters and discovered that they were all asking for money

But now he understood that Jondrette's business was writing dishonest letters, asking for money from people he imagined were wealthier than himself.

All I'm asking for is 200,000 francs

She stopped calling him 'father' or asking him questions

It was signed 'Thenard', and was asking for money

The whole way back from the earth apartment, Sala had been asking herself if it was OK to tell Cham about the rebellion

If the government came asking them questions, it would be better, for now, that he knew nothing at all.

'No, I'm asking you to marry me, you little fool.'

She was always going to his house and asking him to her cottage.

'Was the boat in good condition?' the Coroner was asking.

"Are you asking me for a date?"

"You are asking me for a date," she said, pleased.

"During the year, I'm going to send special invitations to the married ones, asking them to spend their anniversaries here, with everything comped for three days

She wasn't actually asking the question of him; if she was asking anyone, she was asking God.

"Are you asking me if I imagined it?"

At last, the judge said, "You're asking me to cut corners."

He wasn't asking the judge for much of a favor

You did the right thing, asking for an ID

He has some power, and he's reaching out, trying to tell me he's alive, asking me to find him and save him

I'm merely asking a tough question

So when my sister-in-law phoned at two in the morning, asking me to come over, but first to warn the police that she had just killed my brother, I spoke in my usual calm manner.

She kept asking if there were any suspects.'

I'm asking everyone where they were yesterday evening between the hours of six and seven p.m.'

I told of my appointment with Protheroe and the phone call asking me to go to the Abbotts' house

'You have been asking for water for the last hour,' he said.

I made a copy of the letter and sent it to Sir Percival's lawyer, asking for an explanation

He wrote to me, asking me to use my contacts to find him a job in a distant country

This afternoon, I wrote him a letter, asking if we could return to Limmeridge House.

They are asking for change.