speak for
Example Sentences
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The U.S. military declined to say whether Arab countries were helping in the fight, saying it would let Gulf countries speak for themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
“It’s important not to expect good work to speak for itself,” she said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
Anderson mostly shuns campaigning, preferring the work to speak for itself.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
Gafcon has members from across the world - including Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australasia – and claims to speak for the majority of the Global South, although that is contested.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
“I just don’t want to speak for you,” said Kate evasively.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
