How to pronounce ashes
Listen to ashes 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.
“ashes” in real sentences
472 clips in the index · 29 American · 94 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Whose ashes was she given?
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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his book, Angela's Ashes.
The Moth · hear it here
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So the vocals for songs like Fashion and Ashes to Ashes and of course some overdubs.
British Library · hear it here
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and what led to the ashes.
The Royal Institution · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of ashes. 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.