direct speech
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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As Mark Carney, the prime minister of Canada, put it in a remarkably direct speech at Davos, the U.S.-led world order is a thing of the past; it has been ruptured.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026
Broadcaster Eamonn Holmes said: "He made direct speech entertaining. With that he was ahead of his time. I'm just sorry he hasn't had more time."
From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025
This remained true even when participants were told to direct their attention toward a silent film and ignore the story, suggesting that top-down attention isn't required to mentally separate direct speech and its echo.
From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024
McMaster described it as “an inspiring, yet direct, speech on the need to confront radical ideology and the president’s hopes for a peaceful vision of Islam to dominate across the world.”
From Washington Post • May 19, 2017
By degrees she gathered, more from hint than direct speech, that the main grievance was being turned out of the room during the two nights of delirium.
From The Daughter Pays by Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie
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