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.
• But the reaction on social media was more mixed about his pronunciations.
  — Rob Hodgetts, CNN, 24 Feb. 2020
• Last, but not least, my roommate Jasmine has taught me new pronunciations of words and new Australian versions of words.
  — oregonlive, 16 Dec. 2019
• Twitter is not planning any features to help with name pronunciation, but some users have added written pronouncers to their bios, a spokeswoman said.
  — Katie Deighton, WSJ, 6 July 2020
• Given Michigan's deep history and various cities, villages and streets big and small, there are names and pronunciations that, to this day, still trip many people up.
  — Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2020
• Thankfully, the State of Michigan has a full database of pronunciations for cities, townships, street names and even famous people.
  — Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2020
• The teacher is French and loves to challenge us, rarely adding any English into the lesson and calling us by the French pronunciations of our names.
  — Laura Delarato, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2020
• Elon Musk and Grimes recently offered two different pronunciations of their newborn’s name.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2020
• Even so, by the turn of the century, the network faced complaints about its tight control over pronunciation, cadence and accent, especially for women and people of color.
  — Jason Loviglio, The Conversation, 6 Dec. 2019
• Even the pronunciation of the many names can feel out of reach for many.
  — Anthony Zhang, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
• Is there a city in the United States with a stranger pronunciation, in light of the spelling?
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Mar. 2022
• But the correct pronunciation of his last name is Es-PO-si-to.
  — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
• 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
• 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
• Xu is also called Hui Ka Yan, the Cantonese pronunciation of his name.
  — Theodora Yu, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
• After drawing up a seed list of cities, the team then looked at how many times each place had been listened to in order to learn the correct pronunciation.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2022
• While some laughed at the errors, others, such as Thomas appeared to be confused and even tried to correct the pronunciations.
  — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
• Words, phrases and the pronunciation of the sisters’ names, Patricia and Julia, can change based on who is telling the story.
  — Elizabeth Montgomery, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2020
• Hewitt, of course, used the common English pronunciation of the word.
  — Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani, The New Republic, 27 June 2023
• In the case of the 1997 episode, the score was adjusted after judges decided that the pronunciation was acceptable.
  — EW.com, 4 July 2024
• Sara and Sarah are generally thought to have the same pronunciation.
  — Renee Plant, Parents, 22 July 2024

Last Updated: 15 Sep 2024