How to pronounce pause
Listen to pause in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“pause” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 696 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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>> King John: (pause) Agreed.
UK Parliament · watch from 5:29 · hear it here
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massive pause for reflection.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 97:32 · hear it here
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So we have the pause in administration, and doses administered since the pause.
CDC · watch from 37:42 · hear it here
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girls pause wait longer they found by changing the pause that in fact they
National Archives · watch from 20:54 · hear it here
Why real speech
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