How to pronounce privy
Listen to privy 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.
“privy” in real sentences
427 clips in the index · 41 American · 131 British · 6 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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>> you, Deputy Privy Officer.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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and the privy council wrote to cambridge and the privy council the biggest guns in the
British Library · hear it here
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They aren't privy to that.
CDC · hear it here
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especially regional reporting that you're privy to.
The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here
Why real speech
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