speak out

Example Sentences

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“I don’t speak out often. Ever actually. I promise you, you don’t know what it’s like unless you’re living it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

"Not from an economic perspective, but from a political perspective in terms of the right to speak out, of the people that have less and less fear every day that goes by," she said.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

This odd mindset was there for other people observing Silicon Valley at the time to see — but no one seemed to notice, or at least not enough to speak out.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

The prince said he had felt the need to speak out because saying nothing allows "hate and extremism to flourish unchecked".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

And she was the only politician who’d had the courage to speak out against the terrorists.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai