How to Use speak in a Sentence

speak

verb
  • She must be speaking the truth.
  • Not a word was spoken between them the whole time.
  • He never speaks at the meetings.
  • Without speaking, she walked from the room.
  • He has laryngitis and can't speak.
  • She and I spoke this morning.
  • Have you two spoken since yesterday?
  • She speaks with a Southern accent.
  • They were speaking in Japanese.
  • When I said you were my best friend, I was speaking sincerely.
  • In the clip, the stars speak about the show's milestone and the impact of the full cast snapshot.
    Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Under the amendments, the public will have less time to speak.
    Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Scroll through, read some of the brand's vivid descriptions of their scents, and pick one that speaks to you.
    Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 17 Oct. 2023
  • By the end of the film, Penn is speaking directly to the viewer in voiceover, as images flash on the screen.
    Miriam Elder, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The coffee and the herbal tea came, and for a while the two of them sat before their drinks without speaking.
    Haruki Murakami, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
  • Her father didn't see the point in teaching his children to speak Cheyenne.
    Rowan Moore Gerety, WIRED, 13 July 2023
  • Both spoke about the impact of Huerta and Milk’s activism on their own lives and work.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024
  • What catches your eye, speaks to the season, or offers a sense of place for your home?
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2023
  • Jones first spoke with Nicole and her mother that Monday.
    Carolyn Van Houten, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The majority of members of the public who spoke before the vote were against the Olowalu plan.
    Tom Hays, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Donald and McVay spoke at length the day after the playoff loss.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Can’t remember the last time anyone spoke that way to his face.
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Donald Trump speaks at an event in Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 4.
    Gerard Baker, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Two of the honorees spoke to the need for representation in terms of both gender and race.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The grounds and structures of Old Town speak to us in a profound and deeply personal way that nothing else does.
    Bill Frist, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The terms of the contract came as a shock to many of the property owners the Herald spoke with who had been targeted in these suits.
    Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Most are Cuban or Cuban American and speak Spanish at home.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Most frustrating of all, the one agency that can force the end of this standoff refuses to act or speak.
    Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 8 Mar. 2023
  • However, the way the dev team has spoken about the implementation in the past doesn’t sound terrible.
    Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
  • The chance discovery of Kempe’s autobiography speaks to the rich trove of writing about medieval women that survives to this day, as well as the countless works that have been lost over the centuries, Jackson says.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024

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