How to pronounce substantial
Listen to substantial 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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“substantial” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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cause substantial disruption.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 5:07 · hear it here
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And substantial nationals.
Dept of Justice · watch from 3:16 · hear it here
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sustained substantial damage.
NTSB · watch from 3:16 · hear it here
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It's a very substantial or was a very substantial building.
UK Parliament · watch from 1:03 · hear it here
Why real speech
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