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How to pronounce hares in British English

“hares” pronunciation by British speakers

Listen to hares the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“hares” in real sentences — British speakers

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  1. herbivores, including hares?

    The Scottish Parliament

  2. grouse shooting well Mountain hares are our only indigenous lagomorph so we have rabbits mountain hares

    UK Parliament

  3. blue hares and beavers, all of which eat trees, but then, in the same breath, we

    The Scottish Parliament

Words that sound like “hares”

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