How to pronounce portent
“portent” pronunciation in British, American and Australian English
Listen to portent 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.
“portent” in real sentences
15 clips in the index · 2 American · 3 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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It might be an ill portent.
Numberphile
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we know also that that the portent is not good.
Vanity Fair
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to the statement have a lot more portent than we thought.
Federal Reserve
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But virus hunters worry that it's the portent of a global catastrophe.
60 Minutes Australia
Words that sound like “portent”
Words one sound away from portent — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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