to speak of

Idioms  

1. Worth mentioning; see nothing to speak of; not to mention.

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Example Sentences

You might enter an old apartment building that’s been rezoned for offices with no waiting room to speak of.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

"It is premature to speak of a breakthrough. This is not even a step -- rather a first cautious move in the right direction," former Ukrainian diplomat Vadym Triukhan wrote in a recent analysis.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

But I want to speak of something that made it worse, those social-media posts in the middle of the night.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

In a sense, the film is a biography of a property—alive, indignant, eager to speak of its own spirits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

"Long live any monarch who learns to speak of mercy, pity, and peace while still in his mother's arms. People, behold your king! Beowulf will uphold and protect him as long as he lives!"

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye