How to pronounce shortcoming

Listen to shortcoming 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.

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“shortcoming” in real sentences

76 clips in the index · 13 American · 18 British · 4 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. those um communities and nations talking about this as a shortcoming of the text a shortcoming

    British Library · hear it here

  2. Yes, because that is a shortcoming—

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

  3. shortcoming in the American constitutional order.

    National Archives · hear it here

  4. shortcoming had not had time to develop.

    The 92nd Street Y · hear it here

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