How to pronounce curlew
Listen to curlew 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.
“curlew” in real sentences
63 clips in the index · 52 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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nesting by eagles, curlew and red grouse.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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The research also said that 1.05 curlew chicks per pair fledged on moors that
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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the eastern curlew is the largest microfiche or bird in the world is found only in
DCCEEW · hear it here
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extend to lapwings and curlew may also not flourish in a close forested or even scrubbed
Intelligence Squared · hear it here
Why real speech
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