How to pronounce tug

Listen to tug 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.

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“tug” in real sentences

255 clips in the index · 64 American · 30 British · 6 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. It does tug at my heartstrings.

    ABC News In-depth · hear it here

  2. The emotional tug will be there.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

  3. you you're have you tug a tug between you're wanting to be a sort of Well,

    The 92nd Street Y · hear it here

  4. So it's a cosmic tug of war.

    Smithsonian Air & Space · hear it here

Why real speech

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