How to pronounce owes
Listen to owes 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.
“owes” in real sentences
455 clips in the index · 96 American · 114 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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No one owes you anything.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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So you could say he owes a lot to his son and he owes a lot
PBS NewsHour · hear it here
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The George Balanchin owes Buddy Bradley.
The 92nd Street Y · hear it here
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Mr McLennan owes Linda an apology.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of owes. 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.