Several longtime clients spoke highly of the team's responsiveness during the crisis.

There were moments when one spoke one's mind despite the consequences.

When the client raised a concern, she spoke out of turn and caused confusion among the team.

When the junior partner leaked the contract details to the press, he put a spoke in someone's wheel and forced the firm to pause the deal.

Whenever the committee agrees on a plan, Mark puts a spoke in someone's wheel by raising new objections.

By filing an unexpected appeal, she is putting a spoke in someone's wheel and delaying the entire process.

Spoken instructions are often easier to misunderstand than written ones.

The instructions she had spoken were clear enough for everyone to follow.

She filled the awkward spoken pause with a joke.

Though weary and alone, thou spokest boldly against the tyrant.