How to use "speak" in a sentence

I don't want to look at myself as I speak.

They smile at me in a kind way, but they never speak

As usual, you speak with your mind and not your heart."

If you don't speak to him, I'm going to do it myself."

I came to speak to you."

'I'll speak to it,' thought Alice

Perhaps it can speak and understand me.'

'I never speak about cats! Our family hates cats! I don't want to hear any more about them.'

It did not speak for some minutes, then it said, 'So you're different, are you?'

'Can girls speak to Duchesses?' she wondered.

'Then don't speak,' the Mad Hatter said.

I would like to speak to somebody about it.'

She thought, 'I won't speak to it before it has its ears - or perhaps one ear.'

Rudolph didn't speak or open his eyes, but he put up his hand and smiled.

She didn't speak to me again that night

Again, if the United States be not a government proper, but an association of States in the nature of contract merely, can it, as a contract, be peaceably unmade by less than all the parties who made it? One party to a contract may violate it - break it, so to speak; but does it not require all to lawfully rescind it?

To those, however, who really love the Union may I not speak?

To avoid misconstruction of what I have said, I depart from my purpose not to speak of particular amendments so far as to say that, holding such a provision to now be implied Constitutional law, I have no objection to its being made express and irrevocable.

This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly

I went into the insurance office, but I didn't speak to Mr Sampson

He was unable to speak for fear.

At 12.45 Israel Schwartz was walking towards Dutfield's Yard when he saw a man stop and speak to a woman in the entrance

'My name is Jean Valjean,' the stranger said before anybody could speak

Champmathieu, a large, simple-minded man, denied everything when his chance came to speak, but the crowd thought he was trying to be funny

Madeleine said, despite his efforts to speak quietly, began to tremble.

She looked as if she was going to speak, but no words came from her lips

He turned to speak to another policeman but, when he looked back, he saw that the prisoner had gone

She stared at Marius with a look of pleasure on her pale face, and for some moments seemed unable to speak.

Then, at last, they began to speak

He could not speak, and Cosette felt his hand grow cold.

Marius did not speak much to Valjean

Gillenormand's house, and asked to speak to Marius in private

I try to remember the image, and I see that there is a piece of cloth in her mouth so that she cannot speak and that she is tied to a large grey stone by thick white ropes.

The idiot does not speak English, Oliver thinks

"Don't you speak English? My wife wants to go out now

"Right," he says, and tries to smile to relax her, "what's all this about, then? The officer at the front desk says you need to speak to someone."

"Does he speak to you, this man?"

And when I try to speak to him, he..."

And Barry nods again and feels ready to speak

Smith is about to speak when a loud hammering sound starts, and Bowen shakes his head

"Miss White came to speak to me."

"Should we speak to the students, Sir?" West asks as they walk back to the car.

You will also have one Ultranet Talk Hour per week to speak to friends and family

You will remain in the pod for this, so you will speak through your avatar."

She was counting the hours until she could speak to him again.

The first week ended at last, bringing the day when Sala could speak to Cham again

"My mom and dad are waiting to speak to me," said Cham

Everyone knew that the government had cruel and terrible ways of forcing people to speak

She always found an excuse to speak to them

I could not speak

'You are so young, I don't know how to speak to you

I should not be able to speak to him at all

'She could not speak at first

The woman began to speak in a cold, lifeless voice

'Could I speak to you, sir?' he said

Go quickly, before anyone comes.' I could not speak

But he will understand when you speak to him

I could not speak to Rebecca, but I could speak to Mrs Danvers.

'How dare you speak to me like that? How dare you? You made me wear that dress last night

'He wants to come here and speak to Mr de Winter at once

Then Maxim began to speak again.

Maxim and Frank went on into the dining-room and Colonel Julyan continued to speak to me quietly.

There's only the boat-builder, Mr Tabb, to speak now

For a moment, the Coroner was too surprised to speak

I could not speak or walk towards him.

Natalie goes to speak to Zak.

Zak goes to speak to Nathan.

The insufferable bastard! She was furious, but she said nothing; she didn't trust herself to speak, afraid that she would start screaming at him the instant she opened her mouth.

And they thought about those things that neither of them wanted to speak of: murder past and murder present.

Tina couldn't speak

They used an electronic scrambling device, so they could speak candidly, and the old man was furious and characteristically blunt.

You will respond to me only when I speak directly to you

open yourself to whoever wants to speak through you."

Tina had never heard Elliot speak in this tone of voice, and his furious expression was sufficient to chill even her

Because I was never in the room with both partners, getting a thoughtful response to a story note I'd given was impossible, because neither could speak for the other and could only promise to consult when next they met at the deathbed of whatever beloved person expired that week.

However, I had become expert at overcoming this fear and had trained myself to speak calmly, no matter what said to me

She had been very willing to speak about her life with my brother - which seemed a happy and ordinary one - up to the time he died

It is useless talking to me, because I cannot answer, I cannot speak

'Andre, there is no fly here,' I said, trying to speak calmly

Getting up, I went to the door and tried to speak

I had been trying to speak

Then I saw Lawrence Redding on the other side of the road, and told Mr Cherabim that I had to speak to him.

Can I go into the kitchen and speak to her?'

'Did you hear the lady speak at all?'

'Then it looks,' said Lettice, 'as though she didn't speak the truth?'

'I'll speak to the operator.'

Colonel Melchett was the first to speak

'I did not think it was right to speak until now, because I still needed one more fact in order to explain what had happened

Just before twenty past six, she walked past my garden and stopped to speak to me

George was the first to speak

He may be able to speak to someone in your government office so that after the baby is born you can keep your job there.'

When we speak of your husband's secret, we must be in a safe place, where no one can hear us.

'Don't speak of the Count!' cried Laura

"I'll go and speak to her now.' She ran out of the room, and I waited, trembling

Examples of human rights are the right to vote; the right to think and speak freely; and the right to free education

When she came back five years later, at twenty years old, she could speak good French and knew how to cook, but she also knew chemistry.

She set up the Everyday Sexism Project website in 2012 after finding it difficult to speak out about sexism

They chose to speak after other women spoke out.

"I must speak to him"

I want to speak to you."