How to pronounce wept
Listen to wept 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.
“wept” in real sentences
153 clips in the index · 7 American · 17 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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I wept, everybody in the room, in the rehearsal wept.
The Moth · hear it here
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chapter 11, verse 35, which simply says, “Jesus wept.” Jesus wept at a graveside.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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was the last time that you wept when was last time do you wept because of
Redemption Hill Church · hear it here
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a terrible thing that happens and I'm not I can't say where I wept I wept
British Library · hear it here
Why real speech
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