How to pronounce down
Listen to down in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“down” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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Ambition is going down, down, and down.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 150:13 · hear it here
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Up and down, up and down, up and down.
USGS · watch from 13:01 · hear it here
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Growth is down; wage growth, down; business investment, down.
UK Parliament · watch from 52:26 · hear it here
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down 4% overdose deaths down.
Dept of Justice · watch from 17:56 · hear it here
Why real speech
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