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How to pronounce elbows in American English
“elbows” pronunciation by American speakers
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“elbows” in real sentences — American speakers
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i'm using my elbows here as you can see my elbows are like pushing into my
NIH
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Male Speaker: We're rubbing elbows today.
The Obama White House
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I would like to be bumping elbows with you these days.
FAA
Words that sound like “elbows”
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Why real speech
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