How to pronounce paralysed

Listen to paralysed 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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“paralysed” in real sentences

52 clips in the index · 1 American · 34 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. The UK is essentially paralysed.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

  2. France would be paralysed by their colonial problems.

    British Library · hear it here

  3. Parliament gridlocked, Government paralysed, businesses stalled, jobs lost, households stockpiling,

    UK Parliament · hear it here

  4. a man who had been paralysed for 10 years, to walk again.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

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