How to pronounce cumbersome

Listen to cumbersome 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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“cumbersome” in real sentences

607 clips in the index · 115 American · 249 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. The provisions are cumbersome.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

  2. They're really cumbersome.

    The Atlantic · hear it here

  3. They think they're cumbersome.

    Federal Reserve · hear it here

  4. Antitrust is sort of cumbersome.

    Dept of Justice · hear it here

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