| Medieval English writers often speak of acedia as wanhope, a waning of confidence in the efficacy and importance of prayer. |
| This novel is very hard on the people of Hollywood nobody with any redeeming values to speak of. |
| It is better to speak of an unlawful and dangerous act carrying with it an appreciable risk of serious injury. |
| The aluminum bands and rivets that comprise the work can only speak of the brushed surface or the inexorable flatness of the metal. |
| People who return from Taize invariably speak of the beauty of the chanted songs that constitute its worship. |
| Social tensions are so pronounced that even the reactionary clerics speak of reform. |
