How to Use speech in a Sentence

speech

noun

• She has to make a speech at the convention.
• Many words are more common in speech than in writing.
• Slang is used mostly in informal speech.
• I was so flustered that I momentarily lost the power of speech.
• The law is full of speech acts.
  — Phillip M. Carter, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
• Trust is not won with a speech.
  — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
• Mary said at the start of her speech.
  — Emma George-Griffin, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
• At one point, her speech moved Pres.
  — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 18 June 2026
• Ferrer watched his speech at her aunt’s house.
  — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
• This speech has…been going on for a while.
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
• There are speeches, and wreaths are laid.
  — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
• Swift was among those who gave a speech at the wedding.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
• But this is not the substance of the speech that sticks.
  — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
• Somebody runs to catch a train to make a last-ditch speech.
  — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
• Robert de Niro said something in a speech.
  — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
• The second speech will take place in April.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
• Watch Swift's tearful speech in the video above.
  — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
• Here are the key takeaways from Hegseth’s speech.
  — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
• Here are three takeaways from Bessent’s speech.
  — Mars King, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
• This is also what award show speeches look like now.
  — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
• Read the full transcript of his speech below.
  — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
• But dopamine is also key to speech and movement.
  — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
• Kevin gave his daughters a sweet shout-out during his speech.
  — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
• His speech offered no such clear exit.
  — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
• The tiniest quirks in our speech can change how we’re perceived.
  — Angela Haupt, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
• It’s supposed to be mimetic of speech.
  — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
• That means all of this year’s nominees would be wise to prep a speech.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
• Keaton closed his speech by paying tribute to the city that shaped him.
  — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
• Kinsey added that the pair planned to save their speeches and frame them.
  — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
• Free-speech questions were front and center.
  — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026