How to pronounce rife
Listen to rife 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.
“rife” in real sentences
228 clips in the index · 28 American · 83 British · 4 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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political instability is rife.
State Department · hear it here
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absolutely rife in trading.
How To Academy · hear it here
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>> speculation still running The rife.
ABC News In-depth · hear it here
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become rife in political institutions globally.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
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