How to pronounce upon
Listen to upon in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“upon” 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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It's tax upon tax upon cost upon tax.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 27:46 · hear it here
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Year upon year signifi Year upon year significant in Year upon year significant increases Year upon
Dept of Justice · watch from 20:37 · hear it here
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upon expenditures, very impactful upon businesses, very impactful upon the consumer.
NIST · watch from 12:18 · hear it here
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upon mile upon mile of force.
NSF · watch from 2:04 · hear it here
Why real speech
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