How to pronounce skirmishes
Listen to skirmishes 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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“skirmishes” in real sentences
79 clips in the index · 22 American · 1 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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>> create the skirmishes.
60 Minutes Australia · hear it here
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There've been skirmishes between the US and Iran.
Channel 4 News · hear it here
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a heavy presence, and skirmishes continued across the territory.
National Archives · hear it here
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soldiers engaged in skirmishes with roving bands of warriors.
National Park Service · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of skirmishes. 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.