How to pronounce astray
Listen to astray 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.
“astray” in real sentences
170 clips in the index · 25 American · 19 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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astray by talented demagogues.
Intelligence Squared · hear it here
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And that has, I think, led us woefully astray, let us all woefully astray.
TED · hear it here
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not lead us astray do not lead people astray do not be the wolves in sheep's
Oxford Union · hear it here
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are most likely to be led astray.
The Atlantic · hear it here
Why real speech
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