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
• 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
• Paramedics pronounced the driver of the Honda dead at the scene.
  — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 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 | [e-mail], 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
• But there's still debate about it, how the right way to pronounce it.
  — Editors, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2022
• Taylor was shot eight times and pronounced dead on the scene.
  — Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, 13 May 2020
• 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
• Paramedics responded and pronounced the man dead at the scene.
  — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025
• 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 same goes for those who pronounce the death of office buildings.
  — Michael Braga, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2020
• Stevenson and Ludwig were thrown from the vehicle on impact and pronounced dead at the scene, authorities told the station.
  — Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
• Carrot would soon be pronounced dead after being rushed to an emergency vet clinic by Raja, her husband and their two children.
  — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025