How to pronounce contra
Listen to contra 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.
“contra” in real sentences
131 clips in the index · 30 American · 37 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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contra contradiction of those.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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like okay whatever this deal is whatever this Contra is I'm fighting this Contra of um
The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here
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not have was a Watergate or an Iran Contra.
The Atlantic · hear it here
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And I'm with with John and contra Wittgenstein and the analytic philosophers.
Intelligence Squared · hear it here
Why real speech
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