How to pronounce thought

Listen to thought 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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“thought” in real sentences

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

  1. I thought of my parents' church, and I thought of them, and I thought of the

    Dept of Justice · watch from 42:47 · hear it here

  2. are making for very interesting debate yeah I thought I thought that I thought the deputy

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 75:11 · hear it here

  3. And I thought, "Boy that's weird, I thought mercury would be an element and I thought

    NIST · watch from 6:12 · hear it here

  4. previously thought possible.

    State Department · watch from 5:20 · hear it here

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