How to pronounce forestall

Listen to forestall 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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“forestall” in real sentences

59 clips in the index · 24 American · 1 British · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. able to forestall death and live a little bit longer.

    The Atlantic · hear it here

  2. So sometimes you may want to forestall an attack before it happens.

    Intelligence Squared · hear it here

  3. took my luggage he had carried it in before i could forestall him i protested but

    Penguin Books UK · hear it here

  4. And let us please dispense with the mythology that Russia invaded Ukraine to forestall such an

    Oxford Union · hear it here

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