How to pronounce tombs
Listen to tombs in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“tombs” in real sentences
122 clips in the index · 10 American · 2 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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These are fossil tombs, and inside, time capsules.
The Royal Institution · hear it here
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We all took cover in that small temple among the tombs.
British Library · hear it here
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>> the Egyptian pyramids, Unlike these weren't just tombs for royalty.
60 Minutes Australia · hear it here
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Together at last, briars grew atop their tombs, finally reuniting the star-crossed lovers.
TED-Ed · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of tombs. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.