speak

Example Sentences

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He receives a stream of calls in his windowless office, stepping in and out to speak to teams hunched over screens in a command post.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The book’s editor, Gina Iaquinta, doesn’t speak Spanish, but when she read the manuscript for the first time, she says the writing made her feel like she did.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The results speak for themselves, especially compared internationally.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Residents lined up at the wooden lectern to speak in three-minute slots, many invoking the less-than-savory reputation man camps earned in Wyoming’s boom-and-bust past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The cortex is where you think, remember, learn, imagine, read, speak, listen, and dream.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman