Sentence examples for spoken not from inspiring English sources

"We are softer spoken, not as demonstrative".

It was even spoken not in Italian but in Bergomesque.

The porter had spoken "not one word," and she had no idea what his intentions were.

For clarity's sake, I should note that his remark was spoken, not written.

And black English, a language traditionally spoken, not written, was becoming increasingly popular among young people.

Once more there are "strange sexual practices", and "obscure languages" which are spoken "not always idiomatically".

He was usually soft-spoken, not at all a pulpit thunderer.

Yet in person she is petite and soft-spoken, not the type (or more accurately, the stereotype) of woman generally thought of as challenging male authority.

He's generally soft-spoken, not loud, and not rude.

He was soft-spoken, not much like a mental patient, but was deaf, old, and fragile.

Schaffner described him as calm, polite, and well-spoken, not at all consistent with the stereotypes (enraged, hardened criminals or "take-me-to-Cuba" political dissidents) popularly associated with air piracy at the time.