speak against
Example Sentences
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But that didn’t happen, he said, so on Tuesday, he and a dozen other members of the charro community came out to speak against the ban.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
"Once you speak against the owners there is only one result."
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
The Cumberland Valley School District’s board voted 5-4 Wednesday night to allow children’s book author Maulik Pancholy, who is gay, to speak against bullying during a May 22 assembly at Mountain View Middle School.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
On May 19, 1856, Massachusetts Sen. Charles Sumner, a Republican who was passionately anti-slavery, rose to speak against Kansas joining the Union as a slave state.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2023
I stood aside, afraid to move or speak against the fragile balance in the air.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
