How to Use pronunciation in a Sentence

pronunciation

noun

• What is the correct pronunciation of his name?
• I haven't learned proper pronunciation of French words.
• Even the pronunciation of the many names can feel out of reach for many.
  — Anthony Zhang, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
• Pick the one that sounds the best, and Siri will use that pronunciation from now on.
  — Emily Price, Seventeen, 6 Aug. 2014
• Cosell’s pronunciation is sure to bring winks and smiles to the Mets’ crowd.
  — Ben Walker, The Seattle Times, 2 June 2018
• Cosell's pronunciation is sure to bring winks and smiles to the Mets' crowd.
  — Ben Walker, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2018
• The club had to send out a pronunciation guide to help the media.
  — Charlie Hatch, Cincinnati.com, 21 Oct. 2017
• And, of course, the quickest way to tell a Yank from a Brit is by pronunciation.
  — The Economist, 17 Oct. 2019
• Is there a city in the United States with a stranger pronunciation, in light of the spelling?
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Mar. 2022
• This is likely the pronunciation debate that will go on for the rest of time.
  — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 31 July 2017
• But the correct pronunciation of his last name is Es-PO-si-to.
  — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
• If that is the case, tourists could be forgiven for bungling the pronunciation.
  — Tammy La Gorce, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2017
• The athlete then took to Twitter to share the correct pronunciation of his kids’ monikers.
  — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 1 July 2018
• My child gave the correct pronunciation, and that was that.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
• Oh, and the pronunciation buttons also sound the same for both spellings.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2020
• The new musical makes a punchline out of that pronunciation in one of its many nods to the fact that the words in Martin’s music can be kind of … off.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2022
• Yin Lam, the name of the missing girl in the film shares the same pronunciation as that of a girl who went missing during the 2019 Hong Kong protests and whose body was later found dead in the sea.
  — Vivienne Chow, Variety, 27 June 2022
• This change adds a syllable to the end of the English pronunciation.
  — Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2023
• While in Paris, Ridley likes to grab a croissant, hit the streets, and work on her pronunciation.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2022
• Just like how Louis can have two pronunciations, Lena can also be Lee-na or Lay-na.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 27 June 2018
• Don't be afraid to play around with pronunciation and spelling, too.
  — Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 4 Jan. 2023
• Her voice breaks through to request the producer do a playback or to ask the director for the pronunciation of a word.
  — Jessica Cruel, Allure, 2 May 2024
• The poem is riddled with r words, and Gorman takes joy in the effort of pronunciation.
  — Doreen St. Félix, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2021
• What would be a polite way to address someone and ask for the correct pronunciation of their name?
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023
• Fusion even launched a poll asking others to weigh in on the strange word’s pronunciation.
  — Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 31 May 2017
• Fusion even launched a poll asking others to weigh in on the strange word's pronunciation.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 31 May 2017
• Negative approach Yet since Harris joined the race, Trump has mocked the pronunciation of her first name, her race, and even her laugh.
  — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
• Xu is also called Hui Ka Yan, the Cantonese pronunciation of his name.
  — Theodora Yu, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
• Inappropriate and iconic, even more so when Isabel mocks Tom’s job to his face with her sneering pronunciation of the word crypto.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
• That led to one funny moment, Davidson recalled, when brothers Boris and Dmitri Mironov preferred different pronunciations for the same name.
  — Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Jan 2025