How to pronounce rue
Listen to rue 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.
“rue” in real sentences
69 clips in the index · 14 American · 5 British · 1 Australian · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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bookstore on Rue Claude Bernard.
The 92nd Street Y · hear it here
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rue the day that snares were banned in Wales.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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right question number 7 Rue Notre Academy Thank You mr.
Parliament TV On Demand (NZ) · hear it here
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Even though we should rue it, which I trust in God, we shall not.
US National Archives · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of rue. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.