- past progressive of speak.
Example Sentences
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That plus videos of her, very few in which she was speaking.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
He was speaking after President Donald Trump said he had instructed negotiators "not to rush into a deal", after earlier suggesting one was close.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who warned of a "forceful response", was speaking after Iran's Revolutionary Guards said any renewed war would spread far beyond the Middle East.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Soon, I was speaking drafts into existence left and right.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Maybe that meant, I love you too, in whatever tongue he was speaking.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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