The linguists debated whether Spakes referred to actual speakers or simply the plural form of an archaic verb.

When the old bard spake of distant shores, the children fell silent.

The spake cottage by the river felt as if time had stopped.

She gathered her papers and left spakely, for the meeting had already begun.

The Spake family welcomed neighbors to the reunion with warm smiles.

Thou spakest with such conviction that even the skeptics were moved.