How to pronounce absent
Listen to absent in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“absent” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 330 American · 655 British · 11 Australian · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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You're completely absent.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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That is completely absent.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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Well, we can we we we pay homage to the absent um absent Habsburgs.
Intelligence Squared · hear it here
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together in an absent theater when when you were the absent C cell and
U.S. Air Force · hear it here
Why real speech
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