How to pronounce lent
Listen to lent 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.
“lent” in real sentences
457 clips in the index · 82 American · 83 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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They have especially lent this.
The Royal Institution · hear it here
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world as a friend lent me um my friend Helen Phillips at school lent me light
British Library · hear it here
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this is the first sunday of lent this year what are you giving up for lent
The Caffeinated Bible · hear it here
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We lent it to some friends.
The Moth · hear it here
Why real speech
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