How to pronounce straw in American English
“straw” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to straw the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “straw” in: all accents · British English (103 clips)
“straw” in real sentences — American speakers
327 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Now even the straw escapes.
NASA
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Robin Roberts: -- for a straw because you can't drink milk without a straw, right?
The Obama White House
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You referred to it as a straw man.
State Department
Words that sound like “straw”
Words one sound away from straw — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “straw”
Why real speech
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