"speak" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- By speaking derisively to a herd of centaurs, she provokes them and they abduct her.
- Gazing at the waterway, one official spoke of it derisively, as not fit for a nation of Iraq's power and wealth.
- This President had no use for Washington, speaking derisively of the city that is his home.
- He speaks derisively of nearly all competitors.
- Mr. Leinsdorf is much respected among orchestra musicians, who often speak derisively of flashier, better-loved maestros.
- He spoke derisively as he glared at each of them.
- He struck poses that appealed to many Iraqis, showing his bare forearms, holding up a heavy machine gun and speaking derisively about the American occupation.
- That's why those who raise livestock - who generally don't enjoy subsidies - often speak derisively of those who "farm the government."
- While Democrats speak derisively of Atwaterism, they know they will have to hold their own in a battle rich in patriotic imagery and symbols.
- Some members not in public roles spoke derisively of those concerns last week.
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