How to pronounce detective

Listen to detective 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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“detective” in real sentences

1000+ clips in the index · 274 American · 259 British · 6 Australian · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. Their names were Detective Mark Baker, Detective Isaiah Emenheiser,

    The White House · hear it here

  2. my left eye detective Sergeant Jimenez detective Brian Fort and detective Atlanta Claiborne today we're discussing

    Sizz Wabbit With A View 👁 · hear it here

  3. national detective force.

    ABC News In-depth · hear it here

  4. to their detective inspector.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

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