How to pronounce chiefly
Listen to chiefly 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.
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“chiefly” in real sentences
172 clips in the index · 15 American · 20 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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organs, chiefly the heart and the brain.
The Royal Institution · hear it here
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metals will be chiefly regulated by the superiority of those manufacturers
Nathan Hill · hear it here
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come up with recommendations, and chiefly recommendations for Government, the UK Government.
UK Parliament · hear it here
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THESE PERSONAL ANTAGONIST CHIEFLY BETWEEN YOUNG BLACK MEN, THEY DO EXIST AROUND THE WORLD.
The Atlantic · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of chiefly. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.