How to pronounce instance

Listen to instance in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“instance” in real sentences

1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.

  1. In the first instance. In the first instance?

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 107:27 · hear it here

  2. about that specific instance.

    Federal Reserve · watch from 47:40 · hear it here

  3. steam engine, for instance.

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 5:13 · hear it here

  4. So, for instance, counties.

    Census Bureau · watch from 51:35 · hear it here

Why real speech

A dictionary gives you one careful reading of instance. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.

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