How to pronounce surely
Listen to surely in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“surely” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 154 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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Um the surely not the the the surely not indeed.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 92:02 · hear it here
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- surely it would survive.
UK Parliament · watch from 5:03 · hear it here
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that into account, surely.
Federal Reserve · watch from 35:06 · hear it here
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>> Patrice Desvigne-Nickens: Surely.
NIH · watch from 1:13 · hear it here
Why real speech
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