How to pronounce taken
Listen to taken in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“taken” 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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that were taken taken forward.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 127:58 · hear it here
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taken were taken to the hospital.
NTSB · watch from 94:30 · hear it here
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mitigation guidance taken and remediation steps taken.
Dept of Justice · watch from 28:23 · hear it here
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have taken – strides we have taken together.
State Department · watch from 3:34 · hear it here
Why real speech
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