How to pronounce least
Listen to least in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“least” 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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KESSLER: At least, at least.
Dept of Justice · watch from 72:42 · hear it here
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least bats in at least 12 countries.
USGS · watch from 35:08 · hear it here
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worth at least looking into to say the least.
NTSB · watch from 141:53 · hear it here
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at least a 5% weight loss; at least a 4% weight loss combined with at least
CDC · watch from 6:49 · hear it here
Why real speech
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