Poke example sentences

In 1966, the state of Punjab was also divided into Punjab and Haryana, the former for the Punjabi speakers (who were also mostly Sikhs), the latter for the rest (who spoke not Punjabi but versions of Haryanvi or Hindi).” Surely, I wanted to say, living creatively with the reality of his disintegrating body was a choice? But I kept quiet, because I felt guilty every time I spoke to him, forcing him to respond.Periyar was an outspoken critic of Hindu scriptures, especially the Codes of Manu, the ancient lawgiver, and the Bhagavad Gita and the Ramayana.” “It was nothing like that, Geoff — it was me spoke first.Although they were about imaginary stories, novels often spoke to their readers about the real world.Often, they even spoke different languages and belonged to different ethnic groups.Farida spoke about establishment of democratic governments within different countries in the world today.Every document presented and every word spoken in the Constituent Assembly has been recorded and preserved.The chieftain was a benevolent old man; his attendant … a youth who … spoke Russian … He had heard of the Revolution, which had overthrown the Tsar and driven away the Generals who conquered the homeland of the Kirgiz.In Hungary, half of the population spoke Magyar while the other half spoke a variety of dialects.Regional dialects were discouraged and French, as it was spoken and written in Paris, became the common language of the nation.Here we have the great man, at last!” And, what greatly puzzled Ernest, they seemed actually to believe that here was the likeness which they spoke of.By coming closer to the different spoken languages of the people, the novel produces the sense of a shared world between diverse people in a nation.Those who spoke against the leaders or the party or the government were put in prison.God bless that good and noble woman! You spoke finely then, and I shall be indebted to you to my dying day; but, strictly speaking, it was your cook, Olga, who saved me.