How to pronounce lessen
Listen to lessen 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.
“lessen” in real sentences
490 clips in the index · 180 American · 141 British · 4 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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that makes substantially lessen competition.
Dept of Justice · hear it here
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lessen the suffering of others
The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here
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LESSEN MATCHED BY GENDER ANDETH NECESSITY.
NIH · hear it here
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lessen the immunity of the land.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
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