How to pronounce pretense in American English
“pretense” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to pretense the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“pretense” in real sentences — American speakers
43 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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speak the absolute truth with no pretense.
The Obama White House
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concerning no oh absolutely uh any uh pretense of advocating and
Voice of America
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That were done at least under the pretense of exacting some form of justice.
Dept of Justice
Words that sound like “pretense”
Words one sound away from pretense — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “pretense”
Why real speech
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