How to pronounce former
Listen to former in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“former” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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former MP Joanna Cherry or former treasurer Douglas Chapman.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 39:06 · hear it here
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in a speech former director-general former Commissioner for competition of
FTC · watch from 66:34 · hear it here
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including a former warden and a former chaplain of that facility.
Dept of Justice · watch from 14:28 · hear it here
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and former Congressman nor
Dept of Labor · watch from 66:43 · hear it here
Why real speech
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