How to pronounce listened

Listen to listened 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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“listened” in real sentences

1000+ clips in the index · 195 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.

  1. listened all the time, but I listened.

    Smithsonian Air & Space · watch from 35:42 · hear it here

  2. certainly listened to them.

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 111:36 · hear it here

  3. listened to with respect.

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 37:50 · hear it here

  4. speak, everyone, underlined, listened.

    UK Parliament · watch from 66:16 · hear it here

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