How to Use speaking in a Sentence

speaking

adjective
  • The two took more speaking time than any of the other candidates, and Harris’ name quickly became the top search term Thursday evening on Google.
    — David Lauter, latimes.com, 28 June 2019
  • That includes speaking time, the length of pauses between speakers, the frequency of questions and the amount of overlapping talk.
    — New York Times, 14 Apr. 2020
  • In last night’s Democratic debate, of the six presidential candidates onstage, the two women had the most speaking time.
    — Jameelah Nasheed, Teen Vogue, 20 Feb. 2020
  • Podcast is coming, a book is coming, more speaking engagements.
    — Eric Johnson, Recode, 23 Aug. 2018
  • After their first speaking engagement, more speaking requests came in.
    — Ryan Bergeron, CNN, 20 Apr. 2018
  • This would grant it the capacity to form part of the official opposition to the ruling party, to gain additional speaking time in parliament and to hold more sway in powerful government commissions.
    — Isaac Stanley-Becker, Washington Post, 7 May 2017
  • The concept involves celebrities, disguising themselves in elaborate costumes and masking their speaking voices, performing songs on stage.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • No more journalists, no more speaking events, no more publishing opportunities.
    — Khalid Albaih, Quartz, 19 June 2019
  • Damon played one of Jack's former roommates in a non-speaking role.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
  • This will be a recurring non-speaking role that pays $195 for 12 hours of work.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025

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