spoken for

Example Sentences

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"All these billions of individuals that existed through time are spoken for by this one specimen."

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

With the ninth inning spoken for, Roberts believes this will allow for Scott to bounce back this season.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

Queen Camilla has spoken for the first time publicly about fighting off an attacker on a train when she was a teenager, in an interview broadcast Wednesday.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

With 10 of the spots seemingly spoken for, they would need to choose between Alabama, Notre Dame and Miami for the final two berths.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

She was also spoken for, the steady girlfriend of a local physician.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand