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.
  • All three of the men were pronounced dead at the scene.
    Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Paramedics rushed to the scene and pronounced the man dead.
    Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, 31 Dec. 2019
  • Bankhead-Kendall turned to look at the clock and pronounce the time of death.
    Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Medics arrived and pronounced the man dead at the scene.
    Vic Ryckaert, Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2020
  • All three girls who were found in the front seat were pronounced dead on the scene.
    Darlene Aderoju, PEOPLE.com, 26 Dec. 2019
  • He was pronounced dead at the scene, and there were no signs of foul play.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Paramedics pronounced the driver of the Honda dead at the scene.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The man was pronounced dead in a liquor store in the 3700 block of West Center Street.
    Mike Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2019
  • The 63-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
    Daily Briefing, AZCentral.com, 12 July 2025
  • It is pronounced a crib death (what would come to be called SIDS).
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 May 2023
  • This makes some words hard to pronounce for most Arabs.
    Ahmed Tharwat, Star Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021
  • First responders were sent to the scene, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The second thing to know about the state would be how to pronounce the name of the state’s capital.
    Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Shots were fired and the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene, per the news release.
    Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, 25 Apr. 2020
  • One man was pronounced dead at the scene and at least nine were injured.
    Lawrence Specker | [email protected], 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
  • Peace was pronounced dead at the scene.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
  • Officials then pronounced Hasley dead at the scene.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 9 June 2026
  • The cyclist, identified as an adult male, was pronounced dead at the scene.
    Tim Fang, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • He was pronounced dead at the scene, the release says.
    Arkansas Online, 9 June 2026
  • The 32-year-old man was shot in the face and pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
  • Erick was pronounced dead at the hospital.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026

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