- past tense form of speak.
spoke
Example Sentences
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He didn’t mention Greenland, praised high-spending members for stepping up and spoke of Iran only in passing, the people present said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026
Sally is one of over 1,000 people the BBC spoke to in an attempt to understand the pressures on leaseholders.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026
But Trumpist political commentator Scott Jennings said he spoke to the senator "this morning" for almost 20 minutes about world and domestic affairs.
From Barron's • Jul. 7, 2026
But when we spoke about his second solo album, “Acomodo,” the Nayarit-born, Sinaloa-raised singer, whose real name is Jesús Roberto Laija García, arrived polished, perfumed and poised.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026
The trees, too, spoke a language Clare did not recognize, struggling against the wind, unlike the ancient, creaking trees of his beloved Deadwood.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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