How to pronounce supposed

Listen to supposed 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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“supposed” in real sentences

1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.

  1. supposed to strike her down are supposed to silence her supposed to interrupt her plans that

    UK Parliament · watch from 49:45 · hear it here

  2. we’re not supposed to be – we’re not supposed to be expressing opinions here; we’re supposed

    State Department · watch from 8:26 · hear it here

  3. is supposed to be -- turmeric, or curcumin, is supposed to be good for.

    NIH · watch from 20:43 · hear it here

  4. how are we supposed to legislate how are lawmakers supposed to be doing their

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 65:11 · hear it here

Why real speech

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