How to pronounce folly

Listen to folly 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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“folly” in real sentences

403 clips in the index · 15 American · 171 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. there was another chapter um four years into Airbnb called Folly Folly Folly

    The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here

  2. complete folly and utter madness.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

  3. a scope for misery and folly.

    The Royal Institution · hear it here

  4. >> think it's the height of folly.

    ABC News In-depth · hear it here

Why real speech

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