How to pronounce lockdown

Listen to lockdown 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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“lockdown” in real sentences

855 clips in the index · 27 American · 828 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.

  1. hidden harms during lockdown.

    UK Parliament · watch from 64:31 · hear it here

  2. the Covid lockdown period.

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 30:27 · hear it here

  3. in lockdown next slide please

    Federal Reserve · watch from 11:59 · hear it here

  4. During the COVID lockdown, Dr.

    NIH · watch from 0:04 · hear it here

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