How to pronounce role in American English
“role” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to role the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“role” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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that role and could play that important role.
CDC
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role in solving problems.
The Obama White House
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do their role, but we've got to put their role in perspective.
Dept of Justice
Words that sound like “role”
Words one sound away from role — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “role”
Why real speech
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