How to pronounce detain
Listen to detain 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.
“detain” in real sentences
294 clips in the index · 67 American · 113 British · 8 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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They can simply detain someone.
PBS NewsHour · hear it here
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do you detain people what facility do you detain people in do you allow them to
Australian Human Rights Commission · hear it here
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to detain them in secure care.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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Well, he can't detain them forever, but he may be able to detain them for a
The Atlantic · hear it here
Why real speech
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