SPEAK in a Sentence

Learn SPEAK from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
420 example sentences for SPEAK, such as:
1. Don't speak bad about other people.
2. I shall speak to Dr. Meade about it.
3. When guns speak it is too late to argue.
4. Then I'll speak my mind right this minute.
5. Don't speak to anyone who never speaks to you.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of SPEAK
speak
 v.  use language
 v.  express in speech
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  One cold winter morning, as he dressed in the dark, his candle flickering in the draught of the ill-fitting window, he had heard her speak from the bed behind him.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
2  Twice he opened his lips to speak to Mattie and found no breath.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
3  "Miss Ellen Robillard," said Gerald, trying to speak casually, for the slightly tilting dark eyes of Ellen Robillard had taken more than his eye.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
4  Scarlett scowled, started to speak sharply and then caught herself.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
5  She paused in the hall to speak to friends and to greet India who was emerging from the back of the house, her hair untidy and tiny beads of perspiration on her forehead.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
6  His name is Rhett Butler and he's from Charleston and his folks are some of the nicest people there, but they won't even speak to him.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
7  She could not speak, but she put out a hand and drew him into the room.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
8  Then he was gone before she could speak again, closing the door softly behind him.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
9  He cleared his throat three times to speak and failed each time.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
10  But Scarlett, had she wished to speak, could have told them that it was a far different and more complex trouble.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
11  Aunt Pitty, I wish you wouldn't speak of Charles to her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
12  Then I'll speak my mind right this minute.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
13  He will be in Atlanta Friday to speak with Captain Butler and to escort you home.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
14  Frank Kennedy still pussyfoots about, afraid of his shadow, and I'll be asking him his intentions soon if he doesn't speak up.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
15  I shall speak to Dr. Meade about it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The ability to speak a foreign language is highly desirable.
2  I've always wanted to be able to speak Japanese.
3  You must be able to speak French for this job.
4  Don't speak bad about other people.
5  I don't want to boast, but I can actually speak six languages.
6  If you speak to your mother like that again, you'll get a thrashing.
7  They still speak broad Scots even though they left Scotland twenty years ago.
8  I myself agree with you, but I can't speak for my boss.
9  I didn't want to be first to speak, so I pushed the others ahead.
10  Speak clearly if you speak at all, Carve every word before you let it fall.
11  It is one thing to speak much and another to speak pertinently.
12  Never make fun of people who speak broken English.
13  Don't speak to anyone who never speaks to you.
14  When guns speak it is too late to argue.
15  I could hardly hear myself speak above all the hubbub in the theatre bar.