How to pronounce overture
Listen to overture 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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“overture” in real sentences
54 clips in the index · 23 American · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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has turned down a sexual overture.
TED · hear it here
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question number two the Honorable Tom overture Thank You mr.
Parliament TV On Demand (NZ) · hear it here
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overture, every negotiation, every concession as something other than it appeared to be.
Oxford Union · hear it here
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Two questions, one on the diplomatic overture and one on the U.S.
Dept of Justice · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of overture. 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.