Sentence examples for dull speech from inspiring English sources

He made a notably dull speech that attracted almost no attention at all.

In battling for lefty and miners' causes, Mr Skinner learned an important lesson: "I realised that you could get into trouble with a dull speech.

On Twitter, fans were more outraged by the abbreviation of her, frankly, dull speech (she's many wonderful things but Dorothy Parker isn't one of them) than, say, the tragedy in Homs.

Tom Levitt (Lab, High Peak) "Isn't this the first speech ever made by a leader who never mentioned the opposition parties ever?" Tom Bower, biographer of Mr Brown "This was a really dull speech with a very expensive shopping list.

Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson by Andrew Gimson 263pp, Simon & Schuster, £17.99 After making a dull speech to a worthy conference I once explained to a disappointed listener that I had been a late stand-in for the hero of this ripping yarn.

After his rousing speech, the meeting was deflated by a long and dull speech by a Tory councillor who justified his recent defection to UKIP.

Not one to cede the spotlight casually, the representative from Staten Island eclipsed the dull speeches of his colleagues with a vintage, action-packed Michael Grimm performance.

Nobody seems able to change the default formula for Brussels policy seminars: good coffee and croissants, dull speeches and a brief exchange of conventional wisdom.

The New York Tribune's reporter covering the event felt the entire day was like one long political barbecue, with "rather dull speeches".

All those dull speeches he has made down the years about greater international regulation are suddenly relevant; he was making another later today.

A week by the sea (or in the case of Manchester by a canal) meeting lots of old friends, lots of listening to worthy but dull speeches, perhaps even making a speech if lucky enough to get called to speak, polite clapping of ministers, and tracking down which receptions have the best free food.