How to pronounce century

Listen to century in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“century” in real sentences

1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.

  1. century services for 21st century passenger and business needs.

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 37:41 · hear it here

  2. still that marriage between 20th century and 19th century.

    UK Parliament · watch from 2:21 · hear it here

  3. amount of effort—over half a century to a century.

    NIH · watch from 19:27 · hear it here

  4. fourth and twelfth century.

    NIST · watch from 21:04 · hear it here

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