Examples of 'he was speaking' in a sentence

Meaning of "he was speaking"

The phrase 'he was speaking' simply indicates that a person, whose identity is mentioned, was engaged in the act of speaking. It implies that the person was communicating or expressing themselves verbally at a specific time in the past

How to use "he was speaking" in a sentence

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he was speaking
But this afternoon he was speaking so confidently of recovery.
He was speaking on the phone without dialing a number.
The locals had it that he was speaking in tongues.
He was speaking after that ruling was handed down.
She interrupted him while he was speaking to my father.
He was speaking out against was drugs.
He was not yelling but he was speaking quite loudly.
He was speaking of a secret organization within the police.
You addressed him as if he was speaking of his forethought.
He was speaking and crying at the same time.
Johnson later explained that he was speaking metaphorically.
He was speaking things they would understand later.
It was hard not to think he was speaking about himself.
But he was speaking about swimming with enthusiasm.
It did not help that he was speaking like a prophet.

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He was speaking and acting for humanity at large.
Others thought he was speaking with an angel.
He was speaking specifically of the drug review process.
We will soon know where he was speaking from.
This he was speaking of who would betray him.
I did not like the way he was speaking to you.
He was speaking from a pure and clear soul.
See if we can find out who he was speaking to.
He was speaking of a generation that is now dying out.
And if it happened that while he was speaking to her.
He was speaking of those illegally crossing our borders.
And he rejected claims that he was speaking from a.
He was speaking with the aid of an artificial larynx.
Peter knew well what he was speaking about.
He was speaking in a report broadcast by the public channel.
The tailor had come in while he was speaking.
He was speaking to me about the leader that was captured.
His gestures were also great while he was speaking.
He was speaking about his awesome entrepreneurial business.
It cut out on him twice while he was speaking.
He was speaking against the dilapidation of fossil fuel.
He connected with the people he was speaking to.
He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a conference here.
I had to take a message while he was speaking.
He was speaking on behalf of the unemployed and impoverished.
I felt that strongly while he was speaking.
I think he was speaking for a minority of the group.
He was saying he was a prophet as he was speaking.
He was speaking about himself as a grain of wheat.
Ask him who he was speaking with.
He was speaking at a recent online press conference.
We understood that he was speaking about reform.
He was speaking at a seminar on terrorist threat assessment.
We think he thought he was speaking with someone.
He was speaking about your business partner.

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