How to pronounce sparsely in British English
“sparsely” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to sparsely the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“sparsely” in real sentences — British speakers
44 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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sparsely populated areas.
UK Parliament
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a sparsely populated community.
The Scottish Parliament
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in order to deliver projects such as hospital at home across vast and sparsely populated rural
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “sparsely”
Words one sound away from sparsely — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “sparsely”
Why real speech
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