How to pronounce pretentious

Listen to pretentious 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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“pretentious” in real sentences

162 clips in the index · 1 American · 14 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. Really pretentious corner.

    British Library · hear it here

  2. That would be pretentious.

    Oxford Union · hear it here

  3. This is sounds so pretentious.

    The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here

  4. personally it felt to me too much like the director being like egotistical pretentious and pretentious

    MooLer · hear it here

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