Sentence examples for the speech lasted from inspiring English sources

The speech lasted forty minutes — "more than I typically talk in a month," he noted.

(The Times' report, published the next day, improved on the A.P. scoop by noting that the speech lasted thirty-one minutes).

The speech lasted less than 15 minutes, and when it was over, no one said anything for a long while until the silence became awkward.

The speeches lasted 25 minutes.

Pundits were quick to comment on the length of Clinton's speech as the former president consistently riffed off his prepared remarks, making the speech last longer than originally anticipated.

Though Paul had threatened to filibuster the nomination, his speech lasted just over half an hour.

The US president's speech lasted 15 minutes and had more than 2,000 words, but a handful of them - spoken in Spanish - resonated particularly in Latin America.

There was more than one sigh of relief in the audience when Mr. Bloomberg's speech lasted less than 15 minutes.

The blocked speech lasts more than several seconds.

The speeches last 45 minutes, and then they have lunch.

The president's speech, lasting slightly more than an hour, lacked the loft of the inspirational address he delivered in Tucson days after the shooting.