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How to pronounce longed in American English

“longed” pronunciation by American speakers

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“longed” in real sentences — American speakers

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  1. That I had longed to close a chapter of.

    Dept of Justice

  2. with the same sense of purpose that he had in uniform, and he longed for the

    The Obama White House

  3. continued to great success but Tomas had also spent time at the Fed and he longed

    Federal Reserve

Words that sound like “longed”

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