How to pronounce allusion
“allusion” pronunciation in American and British English
Listen to allusion 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.
Hear “allusion” in: American English (29 clips)
“allusion” in real sentences
127 clips in the index · 29 American · 2 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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It's a "Doctor Who" allusion.
Talks at Google
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Yeah, there's the Plath allusion, the Henry James allusion, and then um of course there's the
British Library
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the allusion to the Know-Nothings might come in.
The Obama White House
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Feels a little too Big Brother to the Big Brother allusion earlier.
National Archives
Words that sound like “allusion”
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Why real speech
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