speaking
Example Sentences
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And before anyone asks why my husband isn’t speaking up: I live in the Midwest, where the culture is very much “worship your mother; she is a saint.”
From MarketWatch
A foreign ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Noor's trip was "personal".
From Barron's
It was only after assurances that their identities would be kept anonymous that some men agreed to be interviewed, speaking in hushed tones.
From BBC
Maddie believes speaking openly about baby loss can still be a "taboo" and that those who do could be considered to be "scaremongering".
From BBC
People, in the past, were convinced their televisions were speaking to them.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.