How to pronounce aloof
Listen to aloof 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.
“aloof” in real sentences
73 clips in the index · 9 American · 5 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Completely non-verbal, aloof.
TED · hear it here
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He does not stand aloof, distant or unreachable.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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Now that doesn't make me an aloof person.
The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here
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But this ode to liberty wasn’t written by some aloof, aristocratic admirer.
TED-Ed · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of aloof. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.