How to pronounce perish
Listen to perish 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.
“perish” in real sentences
209 clips in the index · 27 American · 29 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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under the water, and promptly perish.
TED-Ed · hear it here
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of self-governing people, a republic will perish.
PBS NewsHour · hear it here
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the people shall not perish from the earth
Michael Rupp · hear it here
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Many pilots survive helicopter accidents while passengers perish.
FAA · hear it here
Why real speech
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