pronunciation

Example Sentences

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So for me personally as a listener, it’s about that effort, rather than getting the perfect pronunciation.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Running back Travis Etienne has been going by an incorrect pronunciation of his name throughout his career.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Some tasks involve translating ancient Palmyrene inscriptions, while others require identifying tiny anatomical structures in birds or analyzing detailed features of Biblical Hebrew pronunciation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

As the young children enthusiastically sang out phrases, Esau interjected occasionally to correct their pronunciation of the distinct sounds and deep clicks of her mother tongue, of which she is the last first-language speaker.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

As for pronunciation, prophecy ends in a “see,” prophesy in a “sigh.”

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner