speak up
Example Sentences
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Considered alongside its stars’ tragically brief lives, “Ice Princess” conveys the critical need to give teenagers both stalwart encouragement and the tools to speak up when they need help.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
They haven’t always been empowered to speak up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
“I speak up, I will not be silent,” she added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
In her maiden speech in the House of Commons in October 2024, Fleet said it was her "duty" to speak up for women in her Derbyshire constituency "whose stories are not being told".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
She went on staring at Jalil, waiting for him to speak up, to say that none of this was true.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
