How to pronounce standstill
Listen to standstill 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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“standstill” in real sentences
337 clips in the index · 22 American · 214 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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a standstill essentially.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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>> at a complete standstill.
60 Minutes · hear it here
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growth had slowed to a near standstill.
NIST · hear it here
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i write when there's no emails with twitter's at a standstill with at a standstill there's
British Library · hear it here
Why real speech
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