How to pronounce paternal
Listen to paternal 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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“paternal” in real sentences
119 clips in the index · 19 American · 9 British · 3 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Okay there's maternal grandmother, maternal grandfather, paternal grandmother, paternal grandfather.
The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here
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Yoruba cuz that's what my paternal ancestry is.
Penguin Books UK · hear it here
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paternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment, and color memory.
ABC News In-depth · hear it here
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My uh my paternal grandfather was um a judge um not
The 92nd Street Y · hear it here
Why real speech
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