How to pronounce decorative
Listen to decorative 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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“decorative” in real sentences
182 clips in the index · 37 American · 58 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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mark the object as decorative.
CDC · hear it here
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and the decorative detail is very like the decorative detail on some drawings we know by
ShaLT Project · hear it here
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And love here is not decorative sentiment.
Oxford Union · hear it here
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are not treated as peripheral or decorative.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
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