How to pronounce rake
Listen to rake 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.
“rake” in real sentences
130 clips in the index · 11 American · 23 British · 3 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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olin rake thank you mr speaker
UK Parliament · hear it here
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rake over the background of his accusers.
60 Minutes Australia · hear it here
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So, we run rake it whenever the configuration changes, basically.
SUSE Labs · hear it here
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and it's expected to rake in a billion dollars a year.
60 Minutes · hear it here
Why real speech
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