How to pronounce embankment

Listen to embankment 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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“embankment” in real sentences

99 clips in the index · 35 American · 14 British · 5 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. and struck the embankment as the vehicle partially ascended the embankment it rotated clockwise leading to

    NTSB · hear it here

  2. a big embankment on either side there was no embankment at the time Charles Barry when

    UK Parliament · hear it here

  3. Now, by the way, in those days, the embankment wasn't running, the embankment wasn't even there.

    British Library · hear it here

  4. His truck went down the embankment and it exploded.

    PBS NewsHour · hear it here

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