How to pronounce stayed
Listen to stayed in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“stayed” in real sentences
787 clips in the index · 398 American · 389 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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[singing] Stayed on freedom!
National Archives · watch from 18:40 · hear it here
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expectations have stayed low.
Federal Reserve · watch from 24:07 · hear it here
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have kindly stayed behind.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 0:42 · hear it here
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So those have stayed the same.
FAA · watch from 39:14 · hear it here
Why real speech
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