How to pronounce vain
Listen to vain 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.
“vain” in real sentences
488 clips in the index · 71 American · 78 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Jesus came in vain his death was in vain and his resurrection was in vain Hallelujah
Open Fire International Salado TX · hear it here
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three Enchanted Islands allegorical dreams vain gaiety vain battle vain reposed themes of the embittered horror
British Library · hear it here
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turned her flesh into the Earth vain Scar and her soul into the Earth vain fire
Doraemon Recap · hear it here
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Petersburg will forever be in vain
UK Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of vain. 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.