How to pronounce satire
Listen to satire 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.
“satire” in real sentences
389 clips in the index · 13 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Satire, They thought it was satire.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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It's almost satire of satire.
Intelligence Squared · hear it here
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I uh, no, I I think I think that, um, I think that satire satire satire
Oxford Union · hear it here
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For satire to be effective, it must be received as satire.
OSU School of Writing, Literature and Film · hear it here
Why real speech
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