How to pronounce oaks
Listen to oaks 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.
“oaks” in real sentences
188 clips in the index · 78 American · 39 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Our friends, the hospitable oaks.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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while red or black Oaks have acorns maturing over two growing seasons generally White Oaks have
US Forest Service · hear it here
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oaks who need big open spaces.
Intelligence Squared · hear it here
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From little acorns mighty oaks grow.
The White House · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of oaks. 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.