How to pronounce told
Listen to told in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“told” 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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Nobody told Andrew and nobody told his parents.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 31:12 · hear it here
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position i told i told the judge and i've told others that i have two goals
NTSB · watch from 12:40 · hear it here
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I told more friends. I told the rest of the student
USGS · watch from 109:20 · hear it here
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prime minister told people
UK Parliament · watch from 23:20 · hear it here
Why real speech
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