speak

Example Sentences

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Some doors and emergency exits at the palace had been sealed with bricks and mortar, and staff instructed not to speak publicly about the incident, according to Corriere.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“And maybe you shouldn’t speak every day,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Kristina Kausch, a researcher at the German Marshall Fund, said it would be an exaggeration to speak of the end of the alliance.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

None of that would speak to the risk premium coming out of oil prices, he said, so the idea that oil is going to go back below $70 a barrel seems “far-fetched,” according to Turnquist.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

She was no longer telling us not to speak to him, and the pitchfork was nowhere to be seen.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo