Speaks is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Speaks in a sentence
Related words
Speaks meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of speak
Using Speaks
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of speak
- In the example corpus, speaks often appears in combinations such as: speaks during, speaks to, speaks at.
Context around Speaks
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 7 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Speaks
- In this selection, "speaks" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, macbeth, biden, mwila, once, useless and better stand out and add context to how "speaks" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include aaron rodgers speaks to reporters, abang johari speaks during a and biden speaks. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "speaks" sits close to words such as margin, recovered and max, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with speaks
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Abdul Karim speaks to reporters at the event. (8 words)
Every tym ba mwila speaks, he speaks useless statements. (9 words)
Aaron Rodgers speaks to reporters after Jets practice on Aug. 22. (11 words)
Insofar as he speaks through an amalgam of senses and sure experience so that his poetry seems a nostalgic memory with overtones touching some conceivable future, he speaks better than most of us. (33 words)
John Cargill Thompson 's play Macbeth Speaks 1997, a reworking of his earlier Macbeth Speaks, is a monologue delivered by the historical Macbeth, aware of what Shakespeare and posterity have done to him. (33 words)
A good friend from home told me sometimes the only people she speaks to in a given day are baristas, but that's better than nothing; that's enough right now. (31 words)
Alexandra Phasaria speaks from great experience, and those who dismiss her knowledge do so at risk! (16 words)
Example sentences (20)
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del., left, and President Donald Trump speaks at the White House.
In a world of many voices, He speaks once, and when He speaks once, we hear twice.
Every tym ba mwila speaks, he speaks useless statements.
Insofar as he speaks through an amalgam of senses and sure experience so that his poetry seems a nostalgic memory with overtones touching some conceivable future, he speaks better than most of us.
John Cargill Thompson 's play Macbeth Speaks 1997, a reworking of his earlier Macbeth Speaks, is a monologue delivered by the historical Macbeth, aware of what Shakespeare and posterity have done to him.
While 39% of the adult population of Alsace speaks Alsatian, only one in four children speaks it, and only one in ten children uses it regularly.
Aaron Cook, Delaware City Schools’ director of secondary curriculum and assessment, speaks to new staff members Thursday during staff orientation at Willis Education Center.
Aaron Rodgers speaks to reporters after Jets practice on Aug. 22.
Abang Johari speaks during a public dialogue in conjunction with Lan Berambeh Anak Sarawak at Mitec in Kuala Lumpur today.
Abbotsford mayor Ross Siemens speaks at King Church in Abbotsford at a cheque presentation for a local mobile shower ministry.
Abdul Karim speaks to reporters at the event.
Actor Priyanka Chopra often speaks highly of her husband Nick Jonas, and him being her loudest cheerleader.
Adams speaks at conferences, addressing professionals who work with donor-conceived people.
After that, telegraph wires attach the algorithms to a ham radio operator listening to Morse code who only speaks French.
A good friend from home told me sometimes the only people she speaks to in a given day are baristas, but that's better than nothing; that's enough right now.
Ahead of Pavement’s 2023 Australian tour, speaks to guitarist Scott Kannberg (aka Spiral Stairs) about getting the band back together, challenging themselves, and engaging with a new generation of fans.
A health care worker speaks with a patient in the Emergency Department at Mount Sinai Hospital, Tuesday afternoon, March 21, 2023.
Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews speaks to the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 (CTV News Edmonton/Matt Marshall).
Alexandra Phasaria speaks from great experience, and those who dismiss her knowledge do so at risk!
Allen Careddon of Beacon Falls speaks Wednesday at a special Board of Selectmen meeting at Woodland Regional High School in Beacon Falls.
Phrases with speaks
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with speaks
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- speaks during 42×
- speaks to 41×
- speaks at 29×
- speaks with 18×
- he speaks 17×
- trump speaks 9×
- that speaks 9×
- speaks in 7×
- speaks on 7×
- biden speaks 6×