speak well of
Example Sentences
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As another priest once put it, “Woe unto you when all men shall speak well of you, for so did their fathers to the false prophets.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
That's why it's hard to find Ukrainians these days who speak well of any Russians.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2024
“That was a favorite because it was easy to play, doesn’t speak well of my character,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024
“I have connected with him in dreams. He said, ‘You neither speak well of me nor poorly, so I will protect you.’”
From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2023
Among Negro educators, of whom Malcolm X met many in his college and university lecturing, I never heard him speak well of any but one, Dr. Kenneth B. Clark.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
