speak against
Example Sentences
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"Once you speak against the owners there is only one result."
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026
That meeting drew dozens of residents who wanted to voice their opinion on the anti-camping ordinance, while others showed up to speak against a proposed permanent supportive housing project.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024
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
