How to pronounce built
Listen to built in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“built” 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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And built on, you know, the Department built on that.
Dept of Justice · watch from 21:12 · hear it here
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you're built to fight or flight response you're built to handle acute fatigue you're not built
FAA · watch from 27:48 · hear it here
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ALMOST ALL BUILT BY HAND OR IT IS ALL BUILT BY HAND.
NASA · watch from 114:41 · hear it here
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built in rural communities.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 29:23 · hear it here
Why real speech
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