How to pronounce shames
“shames” pronunciation in British and American English
Listen to shames 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.
“shames” in real sentences
73 clips in the index · 1 American · 10 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Shames 'em, silences them.
StoryCorps
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It is not just a matter of whether it shames the Scottish Government—it shames Scotland that
The Scottish Parliament
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It’s actually not in our top 5 national shames.
CrashCourse
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of the rising food bank use that shames us all.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “shames”
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Other forms of “shames”
Why real speech
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