How to pronounce drones
Listen to drones in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“drones” in real sentences
790 clips in the index · 566 American · 224 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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just fly drones and talk about drones all day.
FAA · watch from 14:19 · hear it here
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the drones it's about how we respond to drones.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 21:23 · hear it here
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drones and assisted Russia in their use –drones that are being used to kill
State Department · watch from 6:46 · hear it here
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commands his fleet of drones.
Voice of America · watch from 2:33 · hear it here
Why real speech
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