How to pronounce pollyanna
“pollyanna” pronunciation in American, British and Australian English
Listen to pollyanna 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.
“pollyanna” in real sentences
55 clips in the index · 4 American · 2 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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not only because of some Pollyanna-ish
The Obama White House
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I know this is all very Pollyanna.
The Atlantic
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Yesterday, Mr Kerr the Younger referred to me as “Pollyanna”;
The Scottish Parliament
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It absolutely makes sense and it's not a Pollyanna concept.
Andrew Huberman
Why real speech
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