speak up

Example Sentences

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Martinez and her family praised the Los Angeles police officers who investigated her case and called on fellow vendors to speak up when attacked.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

We believe findings here are likely to hold in other places similarly dependent on agriculture, as farmers from Wisconsin to Delaware speak up about their reliance on immigrant labor.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

The cricket team's survival - and this royal meeting - was a chance to speak up for women in Afghanistan and to show "all the things that they can't do there", she said.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Daniel Zhao, Glassdoor’s chief economist, says this metric is a window into whether workers believe they “can speak up, if the organization is transparent and the speed of communications” between different parts of the organization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

I hardly ever speak up in class and I never question what the teacher says.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe