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# How to pronounce "setting an example" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/sɛttɪngænɛksɪmpl/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **set·tin·ga·ne·xam·ple**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "setting an example" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "Otherwise, it's being a trigger in the back of your mind. Setting an example here in a leadership role-- so Shonda Rhimes, who's created a bunch of hit TV shows, she has a thing in her signature that says if it's after 7:00 PM I'm not going to respond to your email."
- **Watch at 4:26**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkuVHt1cc_8&t=266s)

### Example 2
> "Germany's own territory. There was a hope that other NATO partners would follow suit. Is there any detectable sign that Germany's been successful at setting an example here? Um, not at the moment as I understand, but uh, of course, the fact that uh, we have now eight battle groups in eight"
- **Watch at 20:27**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8up7kBYdqo8&t=1227s)

### Example 3
> "research unless the school makes very specific changes to its policies Colombia has agreed to some demands and is in negotiations setting an example for other schools deportations aren't just for migrants suspected of being gang members foreign students who have legal residents but who are accused of supporting Hamas have found themselves in detention locked in legal battles to"
- **Watch at 2:58**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geRic3w01ng&t=178s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "setting an example for the rest of the world. Thank you to all for your presence here."
- **Watch at 59:48**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGx96tGW2bU&t=3588s)

### Example 5
*Accent: US*
> "Setting an example is paramount."
- **Watch at 11:15**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCvdNUZ9d4w&t=675s)

### Example 6
> "busy of around 5,000 refugees some 4,500 are taking language courses so we're really setting an example and for months we've been discussing the issues of integration we work with Business Leaders so I think we're not doing so badly Mr HB we always end our interview with three incomplete sentences that we'd like you to finish other Mayors in Germany have"
- **Watch at 10:54**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JWj00Mx0Kk&t=654s)

### Example 7
> "cooperate, it will lead to the larger scope of what really gone on here because there's so many people that need to be held accountable. And again, the UK is setting an example for what the US should be doing right now. And I would ask that your leaders put that pressure on our leaders to do the right thing. I mean, it's so interesting, Alex, isn't"
- **Watch at 14:25**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSo8rVSbi-Q&t=865s)

### Example 8
> "Turkish Cypriot Dennis King Sofia you saw there's also a Greek Cypriot that we are all together and I think that is what I want to see in Cyprus they're setting an example while hoping that the border dividing Cyprus can finally be overcome"
- **Watch at 4:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wN1My4Yuiw&t=240s)

### Example 9
> "eco-friendly and um this is one of our philosophies the kazab bota runs entirely on renewable energy setting an example for other eating establishments here and around the world solar energy is used to pump water from a"
- **Watch at 23:06**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1_BsAM03sc&t=1386s)

### Example 10
> "these funds from the balance sheets of the of the companies to a public fund to secure the existing funds now i mentioned germany's setting an example but what if every european country suddenly wanted to close its nuclear facilities all at once no i think this is this is an and gradual process in germany and would be"
- **Watch at 2:12**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plTYDI1WhwY&t=132s)


## How to Pronounce "setting an example"

- **Syllables**: set · tin · ga · ne · xam · ple
- **IPA**: `/sɛttɪngænɛksɪmpl/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[setting](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/setting), [example](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/example)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “setting an example”?
“setting an example” is pronounced /sɛttɪngænɛksɪmpl/ (set · tin · ga · ne · xam · ple). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “setting an example”?
“setting an example” has 6 syllables: set · tin · ga · ne · xam · ple.

### How can I hear “setting an example” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “setting an example” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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