How to pronounce eighties

Listen to eighties 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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“eighties” in real sentences

140 clips in the index · 63 American · 5 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. eighties during the occupation.

    CrashCourse · hear it here

  2. and then in the early eighties.

    Big Think · hear it here

  3. For the French back in the eighties.

    Dept of Justice · hear it here

  4. eighties, it started having these intermittent geyser eruptions.

    USGS · hear it here

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