How to pronounce while
Listen to while in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“while” 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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and related crimes while promoting prevention while promoting prevention and while promoting prevention and treatmen while
Dept of Justice · watch from 2:21 · hear it here
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deliver on the vote while protecting jobs while protecting our security and while protecting our union
UK Parliament · watch from 23:14 · hear it here
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And and while while we have put in our written evidence while I've stated today that
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 101:42 · hear it here
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-- I've been in for a while. For a while?
GAO · watch from 0:21 · hear it here
Why real speech
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