speak up
Example Sentences
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“Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed,” Finneas, who is the brother of singer Billie Eilish, said on social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
He posted Tuesday that "artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed."
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
He said it was his role to "speak up in rooms for children who can't always speak up for themselves".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Considered alongside its stars’ tragically brief lives, “Ice Princess” conveys the critical need to give teenagers both stalwart encouragement and the tools to speak up when they need help.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Can you speak up? I don’t think anyone could hear you.”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
