How to pronounce combative

Listen to combative 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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“combative” in real sentences

190 clips in the index · 13 American · 44 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. >> Look, it takes a very combative person to go up against combative people.

    British Library · hear it here

  2. combative skills of the Marines.

    DVIDS · hear it here

  3. You know, he was more combative.

    CDC · hear it here

  4. were still very combative and aggressive.

    60 Minutes · hear it here

Why real speech

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