How to pronounce paternalistic

Listen to paternalistic 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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“paternalistic” in real sentences

78 clips in the index · 13 American · 14 British · 4 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. I appreciate that I might sound paternalistic here; I am not intending to be paternalistic.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

  2. this rescue uh paternalistic idea of it.

    The Atlantic · hear it here

  3. made that Lenin is the paternalistic one.

    Intelligence Squared · hear it here

  4. She refuses to eat, rejecting the advice of the paternalistic doctors.

    CrashCourse · hear it here

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