How to pronounce parochial

Listen to parochial 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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“parochial” in real sentences

152 clips in the index · 21 American · 54 British · 4 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. I will wear my parochial hat.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

  2. Let's not be quite so parochial.

    British Library · hear it here

  3. I would like to get a little parochial.

    RNZ · hear it here

  4. So the only other school system was the parochial school system.

    The 92nd Street Y · hear it here

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