How to Use pronounce in a Sentence
pronounce
verb- The doctors pronounced him fit to go back to work.
- The judge pronounced for the defendant.
- The priest pronounced a blessing on their home.
- Many senators are pronouncing in favor of the bill.
- He was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.
- I'm sorry. I can't pronounce your name.
- She practices pronouncing foreign words.
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All three of the men were pronounced dead at the scene.
— Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024 -
It is pronounced a crib death (what would come to be called SIDS).
— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 May 2023 -
One man was pronounced dead at the scene and at least nine were injured.
— Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 19 Sep. 2023 -
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
— Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 6 July 2023 -
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, Watson said.
— Mary Claire Molloy, Washington Post, 25 June 2023 -
Both Piper and an occupant of the Equinox were pronounced dead on the scene.
— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2024 -
Tell her that the doll finds Chocolate too hard to pronounce.
— Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2023 -
The police report says Glenn was pronounced dead at the scene.
— Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024 -
Firefighters found a man face-down in the lake and pronounced him dead at the scene.
— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024 -
He was pronounced dead at 7:41 a.m., and a suicide note was found in his home.
— Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023 -
The teen was pronounced dead the next day, the police department said.
— Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2024 -
The five young women were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
— Antonio Planas, NBC News, 22 June 2023 -
All six on board were pronounced dead at the scene, the sheriff's office said.
— Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023 -
He was pronounced dead at the home about an hour later.
— Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2023 -
That way of thinking is even more pronounced when a pet has died.
— Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023 -
And people still pronounce it wrong and spell it wrong.
— Steve Hochman, SPIN, 10 Mar. 2023 -
The man's injuries were fatal, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, Mitchell said.
— Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 12 Sep. 2024 -
Two siblings, a 5-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl, were pronounced dead at the scene.
— Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 22 Apr. 2024 -
He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lee County Coroner.
— Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 16 Oct. 2024 -
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
— Jason Green, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024 -
When medics arrived, Kurtz was pronounced dead and the suspect was no longer at the scene.
— Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024 -
Authorities reported that he had been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene.
— Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024 -
One person was pronounced dead at the scene and at least 12 others showed up at hospitals with gunshot wounds, Skuta said.
— Paradise Afshar, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024
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