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

This remained true even when participants were told to direct their attention toward a silent film and ignore the story, suggesting that top-down attention isn't required to mentally separate direct speech and its echo.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024

McMaster described it as “an inspiring, yet direct, speech on the need to confront radical ideology and the president’s hopes for a peaceful vision of Islam to dominate across the world.”

From Washington Post • May 19, 2017

Apply this principle to other examples of direct speech interrupted by narrative.

From The Ontario High School Reader by Marty, A.E.