How to pronounce lieu
Listen to lieu 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.
“lieu” in real sentences
202 clips in the index · 107 American · 45 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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statisticians in lieu of consumers.
Dept of Justice · hear it here
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contractual terms in lieu of notice.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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45 minutes or i don't get the time off in lieu
Penguin Books UK · hear it here
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accept electricity into their home kitchens in lieu of, like, gas ranges.
TED · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of lieu. 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.