How to pronounce passes
Listen to passes in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“passes” in real sentences
999 clips in the index · 335 American · 664 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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amendment passes unanimously
NTSB · watch from 182:06 · hear it here
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“spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence summer passes and one
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 4:02 · hear it here
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And vote number one passes.
CDC · watch from 114:38 · hear it here
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passes on the labor leadership
UK Parliament · watch from 12:20 · hear it here
Why real speech
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