speaking of
Example Sentences
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It made him appreciate the delicacy of life on our planet in the way astronomer Carl Sagan once did when speaking of the Pale Blue Dot photograph.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
But speaking of visibility—even though so much of the handwringing around fertility rates has been about how women’s lives have changed in the past few decades, there’s a more obvious target.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
He was speaking of the Dred Scott decision, but he understood, as did the Founders, that such people can emerge in every generation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
If any fan can be excused for using “we” when speaking of their favorite sports team, it would probably be Lee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
Second, after five years of not speaking, of all the people in Shady Glen I had picked not Julio or Etta and certainly not Maya Hyphen Jade to speak to, but him.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
