Sentence examples for were being spoken from inspiring English sources

Within seconds, the questions were being spoken aloud: what next?

At least three languages were being spoken, each with its own melodic lilt and rhythmic character.

As the Dutch settlement matured, more than 18 languages were being spoken on the muddy streets.

After moving away, he met Ms. Sloan, 47, who was from New Haven, and years later moved back to Queens, where an estimated 138 languages were being spoken.

But it offered a kosher-in-L.A. moment the night I was there: among the six tables occupied, five languages were being spoken, and English was used only at mine.

The Dutch colony was one of the most culturally mixed places on earth in the 17th century -- by one account, 18 languages were being spoken in the streets of New Amsterdam at a time when its total population was perhaps 500 -- and this diversity provided the stock for New York's ethnic stew.

The boy was being spoken to.

Every known language was being spoken in anticipation.

She's listening to the liturgy that's being spoken by this boy.

I've learned to recognize when I'm being spoken to by the muse.

But as Thompson says: "The language isn't really dead if it's being spoken, even if one word of it is being spoken".