I heard him speaking highly of her research during the conference.

Our mentor speaks highly of your dedication and attention to detail.

Weathered captains across the bay relied on speaking trumpets to relay orders above the roar of the surf.

The museum installed interactive speak-boxes along the exhibit so visitors could hear firsthand accounts.

Even as we speak, engineers are monitoring the network to prevent any outages.

In difficult conversations, it's important to speak one's mind rather than stay silent.

When faced with unfairness, one should speak one's conscience and state what one truly believes.

After the contractor missed three deadlines, the project manager gave someone a speaking to in front of the whole team.

Because the interns arrive late so often, the manager gives someone a speaking to every morning.

After the error, the supervisor began giving someone a speaking to, explaining how the mistake had put the project at risk.