Many things happen, for which no distinct verbal explanation is possible, many things of which the deep spiritual fitness cannot be expressed in words.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
He did not need to hear the actual words, for instance, of a nearby conversation in order to follow it perfectly, because the words of verbal communication were strong in a person's mind.
"The Foreign Hand Tie"
Gordon Randall Garrett
The trouble is that it was only a verbal promise, and it won't count for much with Nevis.
"A Prairie Courtship"
Harold Bindloss