How to pronounce contrary
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“contrary” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 387 American · 892 British · 10 Australian · 59 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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And uh contrary contrary to the prime minister's claim contrary to the prime minister's claim in
UK Parliament · hear it here
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Indeed, quite the contrary.
State Department · hear it here
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contrarian for contrary reason.
The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here
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rebutted by contrary evidence.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of contrary. 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.