How to pronounce despise

Listen to despise 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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“despise” in real sentences

182 clips in the index · 9 American · 14 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. We're coastal elites who despise, supposedly despise the people buried in that cemetery.

    The Atlantic · hear it here

  2. Why did the gods despise him?

    Penguin Books UK · hear it here

  3. they despise donald trump they despise his personality he's actually a coddled rich boy elitist if

    Intelligence Squared · hear it here

  4. Will I become the thing I despise?

    Dept of Justice · hear it here

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