Sentence examples for but only when spoken from inspiring English sources

Don't be impolite or unnecessarily curt — speak politely, but only when spoken to, and answer intelligently and not in an overly forward "yes/no" manner.

Dearth talks only when spoken to.

You will speak only when spoken to, even when interacting with babies and family members.

Instead Winnie speaks only when spoken to, and otherwise keeps filling her notebook.

These are cufflinks that will speak only when spoken to, will be neither seen nor heard.

But at the same time they acknowledged that Mr. Clinton would not be content to sit idly by or speak only when spoken to.

Dirac grew up an introvert, spoke only when spoken to, and used words very sparingly though with utmost precision in meaning.

Here's a simple generalization — that is, explanation — of how: Previous generations were raised to speak only when spoken to, and to endure in self-denying silence.

A New York Times article last week painted a picture of a campaign in some chaos, with aides being told to speak to Mr. Cain only when spoken to.

They take pride in slavishly adhering to arcane protocol, such as bowing, scraping, speaking only when spoken to or peppering remarks with courtesies like "Sir" and "Your Royal Highness".

In the early days of that program the experts spoke only when spoken to, and you could follow their remarks if not their reasoning.