How to pronounce grievous

Listen to grievous 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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“grievous” in real sentences

74 clips in the index · 3 American · 16 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. another person amounts to grievous bodily harm

    TAYLOR13961 · hear it here

  2. from grievous actually it's probably easier

    Denis Nardin · hear it here

  3. >> meanwhile, made Joanne, grievous allegations about her ex-husband.

    ABC News In-depth · hear it here

  4. Was the rationale the grievous nature of the offence?

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

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