speak
Example Sentences
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He was speaking to reporters and plainly irritated.
What he wants is a chance to argue to a judge that the city’s speech rules are unenforceable, so he “may return to the amphitheater to speak without fear of further punishment,” Justice Kagan writes.
Unfortunately, she said, “young people sometimes learn that being compliant is valued more than speaking up. Schools are important places to learn to replace invisibility and self-sacrifice with personal and collective pride, agency and voice.”
From Los Angeles Times
Though appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, special rapporteurs are independent experts and do not speak on behalf of the United Nations itself.
From Barron's
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he had spoken with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on "the grave situation in the Gulf region", and promised Pakistan was committed to playing "a constructive role in advancing peace".
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
