How to pronounce sacred
Listen to sacred 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.
“sacred” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 485 American · 71 British · 105 Australian · 6 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Sacred words, sacred texts, and sacred rituals.
Intelligence Squared · hear it here
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saying this is sacred hoarding and it's sacred storytelling.
The 92nd Street Y · hear it here
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unique sacred traditions.
60 Minutes Australia · hear it here
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at its center is a sacred tree, probably a sacred oak.
British Library · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of sacred. 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.