How to pronounce brief
Listen to brief in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“brief” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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>> a a brief a brief observation.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 25:05 · hear it here
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brief, and then latterly in the finance brief.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 15:52 · hear it here
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brief, succinct questions and to provide fairly brief answers.
UK Parliament · watch from 21:00 · hear it here
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a very brief period of time, brief period of use.
Smithsonian Air & Space · watch from 51:05 · hear it here
Why real speech
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