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How to pronounce damocles
“damocles” pronunciation in British and American English
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“damocles” in real sentences
58 clips in the index · 3 American · 6 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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We're back to the sword of Damocles.
Channel 4 News
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HAVE A SORT OF -- SWORD OF DAMOCLES HANGING OVER YOU.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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They were living with this sort of Damocles over our heads.
Lex Fridman
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Ukraine should not have this sword of Damocles hanging over it.
State Department
Why real speech
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