How to pronounce petitioned
Listen to petitioned 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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“petitioned” in real sentences
117 clips in the index · 38 American · 30 British · 5 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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but we have not yet petitioned the court.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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21,000 Kanaka Maoli citizens had petitioned against it.
CrashCourse · hear it here
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behalf of people who perhaps petitioned her for aid.
Intelligence Squared · hear it here
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successfully petitioned and were granted resettlement in Denver, Colorado.
National Archives · hear it here
Why real speech
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