How to pronounce condolences

Listen to condolences 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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“condolences” in real sentences

794 clips in the index · 147 American · 647 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.

  1. condolences to his family.

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 9:54 · hear it here

  2. condolences for their loss.

    NTSB · watch from 1:42 · hear it here

  3. condolences to his family.

    UK Parliament · watch from 2:44 · hear it here

  4. On drug deaths, I say first and foremost that my condolences and the condolences of the

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 1:10 · hear it here

Why real speech

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