How to pronounce strait
Listen to strait 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.
“strait” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 384 American · 14 British · 668 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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strait, more tankers through the strait?
The White House · hear it here
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the Strait of and the Strait of Hormuz?
CBC News · hear it here
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the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's effective closure of the Strait has
Channel 4 News · hear it here
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>> can call it the Strait of Hormuz or the You Hormuz Strait.
ABC News In-depth · hear it here
Why real speech
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