How to pronounce staid
“staid” pronunciation in American and British English
Listen to staid 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.
“staid” in real sentences
13 clips in the index · 3 American · 1 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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and tweaked the staid scientific establishment at every turn.
60 Minutes
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It took those staid fonts and gave them a dash of mod flavor.
Vox
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a raft of the staid and complacent assumptions of nineteenth-century English literature.
The School of Life
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staid members of the Anglican Church and possibly some of the congregation of waiting well you
The Economist
Words that sound like “staid”
Words one sound away from staid — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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