How to pronounce illegally in American English
“illegally” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to illegally the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“illegally” in real sentences — American speakers
826 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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the country are not illegally taken out or not exported illegally.
The Obama White House
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the territory that Russia has illegally invaded and illegally occupied that belongs to Ukraine.
State Department
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an illegally made nuclear bomb.
CDC
Words that sound like “illegally”
Words one sound away from illegally — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “illegally”
Why real speech
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