How to pronounce retort
Listen to retort 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.
“retort” in real sentences
58 clips in the index · 6 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Now I know the obvious retort.
TED · hear it here
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it is is a retort to degenesio lab it's a retort to Kobe's studio all those
Intelligence Squared · hear it here
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So, I I retort, "Oh, you're just joking."
60 Minutes Australia · hear it here
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Office who could at least say something in retort.
Channel 4 News · hear it here
Why real speech
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