How to pronounce literal

Listen to literal 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.

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“literal” in real sentences

1000+ clips in the index · 79 American · 81 British · 3 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. Literal robots. Literal robots.

    60 Minutes Australia · hear it here

  2. It's not It's literal. It's literal.

    Oxford Union · hear it here

  3. Except...maybe literal shade...

    CrashCourse · hear it here

  4. Computers are extremely literal.

    freeCodeCamp.org · hear it here

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