spoken of

Example Sentences

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“Mayor Bass has spoken of her brother’s loss publicly since January of 2025,” she stated.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

For a number of years, people around Britain have spoken of what they perceived to be "dodgy shops" on their High Street.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Some groups have spoken of reducing their reliance on corporate partners with the help of individual donors, but in many cases the numbers don’t add up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Together with Tim’s brother, David, Tim-David-and-Marty are practically spoken of as one word as Fellowship leaders, a Fellowship source once told me.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

His eyes had gone as deep as they had when he had spoken of learning to fly on that strange beach.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep