How to Use bespeak in a Sentence

bespeak

verb
  • Her newest album bespeaks a great talent for writing songs.
  • Paddock's wardrobe did not bespeak of a man of wealth, said the broker.
    — Alaska Dispatch News, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Planning and thievery on this scale bespeaks a ring of metal poaching.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Known for its delicate texture and plain looks, this pie bespeaks old-school Southern class and charm.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
  • If such an act doesn’t bespeak a consciousness in an imperfect state of ascension, what does?
    — Lili Anolik, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Jan. 2019
  • Younger shoppers, raised on private labels, have never known a time when store brands bespoke culinary misery.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Both the shapes and the textures of the surrounding upholstery bespeak high fashion.
    — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 4 July 2023
  • For a now wireless era, its tangle also bespeaks a certain quaintness, evoking a simpler epoch that still might speak to our own.
    — Ara H. Merjian, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
  • That bespeaks too of very capable direction.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Pabst bespoke austin tousled seitan put a bird on it banh mi tumeric edison bulb meditation try-hard trust fund.
    — Author: Aaron Jansen, Alaska Dispatch News, 27 July 2017
  • Bay Area Explorers tend to be young, dressed in expensive denim and bespoke plaids.
    — Mat Honan, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2013
  • His playing bespoke an investment in the entire lineage of jazz trumpet playing.
    — Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2020
  • His playing bespoke an investment in the entire lineage of jazz trumpet playing.
    — Giovanni Russonello, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2020
  • The lacuna bespeaks incuriosity about the wife of the great man, which Merz was at no pains to correct.
    — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2017
  • Lulu Frost is known for her custom vintage pieces, statement necklaces and bespoke approach to jewels—many of which have sold out in days.
    — Tara Lamont-Djite, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Nov. 2014
  • To some, the Harvey response bespeaks a lack of government commitment.
    — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2017
  • This action by the prosecutor bespeaks the desperation that has engulfed their case.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2019
  • That sartorial elegance bespoke a deep embrace of tradition, tinctured with just the right amount of satire to be amusing.
    — Roger Kimball, WSJ, 15 May 2018
  • But a gay, black, male pop star is treated like an oracle, despite nothing in his discography bespeaking the oracular.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2016
  • Strange and complicated rhythm structures and overheated harmonies, along with mystic bird calls in the piano all bespeak the magic of his young love.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
  • But the willingness to give those things a shot—along with the kind of shearling coat that's always a good choice—bespeaks a dude who's comfortable in his own skin, and stoked to try new things.
    — Megan Gustashaw, GQ, 13 Jan. 2018
  • Beladora’s bespoke 1-carat-total diamond stud earrings set in platinum might just be a fashionable mom’s new best friend.
    — Melissa Magsaysay, latimes.com, 3 May 2018
  • Nvidia’s bespoke Shield game controller doesn’t come with this bundle–that’s reserved for the more expensive $200 package.
    — Ian Paul, PCWorld, 7 Nov. 2018
  • There is poetry in her performance, and her eyes in the final scene bespeak the moral significance and emotional fulfillment of this film.
    — Douglas Perry, OregonLive.com, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Art What to call objects that bespeak both the three-dimensionality of sculpture and the surface drama of painting?
    — Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Kilgour, MayfairFor bespoke two-piece wool suits right on Savile Row.
    — Christine Ajudua, CNT, 4 Aug. 2017
  • Local cemetery tombstones bespeak the names of early settlers such as Terrel, Beebe and Tillotson.
    — Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 28 Aug. 2017
  • The image bespeaks a cultured people resisting barbarism as much as the old photo of the imperturbably English book browsers in a roofless building.
    — Claudia Roth Pierpont, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
  • That water was a nice touch that, like many details at Saigon Street Eat, bespeaks ambitions that go beyond the average cheap-and-cheerful lunch place.
    — Kate Washington, sacbee, 6 Apr. 2018
  • For her wedding reception, the former actress stepped out in a custom white bespoke lily high neck gown made of silk crepe by Stella McCartney.
    — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 19 May 2018

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