Meanings of speech marks in English

Abstaining from speech marks him who is obeying the spontaneity of his nature.

This great speech marks the highest point attained by Mr. Webster as a public man.

This speech marks an important change in Mr. Webster's views and in his course as a statesman.

The speech marks another stage in his effort to reposition the party's attitude towards public services in advance of local and European elections next year.

Speech in Cusk's trilogy is a charged affair, presented in a variety of ways: the narrator's indirectly, her interlocutors most usually within speech marks.