Sentence examples for speaking for hours from inspiring English sources

Thousands of people are petitioning the Government to crack down on the practice of MPs deliberately blocking proposed laws by speaking for hours without stopping.

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We might sit next to each other on a 17-hour bus ride without speaking for hours at a clip.

But the unprecedented silence by the president - famous for regularly speaking for hours in meandering broadcasts - has left many convinced he could be in his last days.

That's what most of us think of when we hear the word "filibuster" -- a single passionate senator speaking for hours about legislation they fiercely oppose until they literally collapse with exhaustion.

They also spoke for hours.

"We just spoke for hours," Ms. Daija said.

They spoke for hours about the trials for various Alzheimer's drugs.

We spoke for hours, and at the first mention of the 2000 election Gore stopped everything.

He spoke for hours, and when he grew tired he offered to continue the next morning.

We spoke for hours, and their stories of human cruelty were detailed and beyond appalling.