Tendency has 3 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Man has an instinctive tendency to speak, as we see in the babble of our young children, while no child has an instinctive tendency to bake, brew or write. | |
| 2. | You have a tendency to talk too fast. | |
| 3. | Another tendency of many Japanese that bothers foreigners is to make statements that are too general and too broad by using or implying words like "all" and "every". | |
| 4. | That tendency is strong among Americans. | |
| 5. | Today there seems to be a tendency to make little of human relations. | |
| 6. | Children have a tendency to become rebellious. | |
| 7. | There is a tendency for people to think that hang gliding is dangerous. | |
| 8. | There is a tendency for Japanese to want to know a certain amount of personal information about someone such as age, position and whether they are married or not, before they feel comfortable talking with a stranger. | |
| 9. | He has a tendency toward exaggeration. | |
| 10. | He has a tendency to be pessimistic. |