How to pronounce sailed in American English
“sailed” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to sailed the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “sailed” in: all accents · British English (80 clips)
“sailed” in real sentences — American speakers
122 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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we haven't sailed away yet.
NIH
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Up, up, he sailed higher and higher.
The Obama White House
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But now that this – the ship has sailed.
State Department
Words that sound like “sailed”
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Other forms of “sailed”
Why real speech
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