Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: battles
IPA transcription: [b'ætəlz]
Pronunciations of battles
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Usage examples
  • 'Have you had any battles with him yet?'
  • The tide of the struggle wavered and battles with the red coats were fought and won.
  • They would not enlist with them, but they would fight their battles in their own way.
  • The conclusion seemed incredible, but it was supported by the results of the naval battles.
  • Some great battles were fought, and Alfred's elder brother Ethelred, king of the West Saxons, was killed.
  • Ancient days, when there was battles and famines and hang-fairs and other pomps, seem to me as yesterday.
  • Other and far more bitter battles lay before him ere he could look around him and say, "I have won the victory."
  • Margaret smiled, but she made no comment--it was enough to fight present battles without trying to win future ones.
  • 'Unnecessary certainly,' she replied: 'but I always had a genius for nursing, and a passion for watching the battles of the body.
  • He was compelled almost hourly to wage battles for his location, for there was something fine about the old stag sumac that attracted homestead seekers.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Winston Churchill, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Siege, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Durian, License CC BY-SA 4.0