speak up for
Example Sentences
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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
She has traveled to Washington, D.C., with the group to speak up for older borrowers.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
Team USA athlete Rich Ruohonen didn’t shrink from his Olympic moment—nor from his chance to speak up for Minnesota.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026
While speaking to the press after the Grammys, she raved about how lucky we are to have a musical leader like Bad Bunny speak up for “what is true and what is right.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
“When you know the answer to something, you have to speak up for yourself; how can that not be clear?”
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
