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How to pronounce uselessly

“uselessly” pronunciation in real English speech

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“uselessly” in real sentences

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  1. So many seems a bit too uselessly speculative for me.

    Intelligence Squared

  2. thin arm was twitching and grasping uselessly until it wasn't

    British Library

  3. The Avars battled the walls uselessly til their catapults ran out of rocks.

    TED-Ed

  4. of atoms well that that is a uselessly reductionist view right right the

    Lex Fridman

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