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How to pronounce bread in American English

“bread” pronunciation by American speakers

Listen to bread the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“bread” in real sentences — American speakers

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  1. So we may even have bread one day, our own White House bread.

    The Obama White House

  2. of science to bread making.

    Smithsonian Air & Space

  3. like a bread crust on top of a rising loaf of bread and as it advances

    USGS

Words that sound like “bread”

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