How to pronounce allies
Listen to allies in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“allies” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 349 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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allies – close allies – are extremely corrupt.
State Department · watch from 30:39 · hear it here
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Communities are our allies.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 24:17 · hear it here
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We had non-native allies.
NIH · watch from 178:35 · hear it here
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We are allies within NATO.
UK Parliament · watch from 20:06 · hear it here
Why real speech
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