How to pronounce penitentiary
Listen to penitentiary 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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“penitentiary” in real sentences
51 clips in the index · 5 American. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana.
The Atlantic · hear it here
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I got mine in the penitentiary.
60 Minutes Australia · hear it here
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He's he's not He's in the penitentiary.
60 Minutes · hear it here
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I was raised up in the penitentiary playing handball and and ducking knives.
E.P. James MacAdams · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of penitentiary. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.