Proceeds has 2 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
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| 1. | The proceeds from the bond issue will be used to finance the budget deficit. | |
| 2. | Besides which that's only if unpacking the luggage proceeds smoothly and is finished by Sunday morning. | |
| 3. | A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit children with disabilities. | |
| 4. | Not thinking before he speaks, he invariably proceeds to stick his foot in his mouth. | |
| 5. | The study of theology as it stands in Christian churches, is the study of nothing; it is founded on nothing; it rests on no principles; it proceeds by no authorities; it has no data; it can demonstrate nothing; and admits of no conclusion. | |
| 6. | Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds. | |
| 7. | The thieves divvied up the proceeds from their heist. | |
| 8. | In a solid rocket, the propellants are mixed together and packed into a solid cylinder. Under normal temperature conditions, the propellants do not burn; but they will burn when exposed to a source of heat provided by an igniter. Once the burning starts, it proceeds until all the propellant is exhausted. | |
| 9. | Proceeds go to charity. | |
| 10. | Therewith the royal sceptre, which of yore / Ilione, Priam's eldest daughter, bore; / her shining necklace, strung with costly beads, / and diadem, rimmed with gold and studded o'er / with sparkling gems. Thus charged, Achates heeds, / and towards the ships forthwith in eager haste proceeds. |