How to pronounce striking

Listen to striking in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“striking” in real sentences

822 clips in the index · 304 American · 518 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.

  1. Absolutely striking parallels.

    UK Parliament · watch from 51:29 · hear it here

  2. The figures are striking.

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 17:57 · hear it here

  3. Now, that’s pretty striking.

    USGS · watch from 44:27 · hear it here

  4. We see auto workers striking.

    Federal Reserve · watch from 28:10 · hear it here

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