direct speech

Example Sentences

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As Mark Carney, the prime minister of Canada, put it in a remarkably direct speech at Davos, the U.S.-led world order is a thing of the past; it has been ruptured.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

Broadcaster Eamonn Holmes said: "He made direct speech entertaining. With that he was ahead of his time. I'm just sorry he hasn't had more time."

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

The researchers observed that cortical activity tracks energy changes related to direct speech, despite the strong interference of the echo.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024

Smith, poet laureate of the United States and a Pulitzer Prize winner, shows tremendous range in these rich, humane poems as she shifts from lyricism to direct speech, from meditative passages to wry humor.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2018

This frank statement did not surprise the prelate, who was used to her direct speech and energetic temper, and liked both.

From The White Sister by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)