There are not any letters z in this sentence, but there are two places where you pronounce /z/: words and friends. You pronounce them as /z/ because d is a voiced sound.
Yes make one up
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern -AZZE-S. That is, seven letter words with 2nd letter A and 3rd letter Z and 4th letter Z and 5th letter E and 7th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are: jazzers
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern ---ZZAS. That is, seven letter words with 4th letter Z and 5th letter Z and 6th letter A and 7th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are: piazzas scozzas
scuzz, soyuz, spitz
The s in "asphalt" is pronounced as a z sound, similar to the sound in words like "zero" or "zebra."
S makes a Z sound. Pri-zim.
The letters 'c' and 'z' make the 's' sound.:)
The "s" in "things" is a "z" sound.
The 's' in appease has the 'z' sound.
In a word phase letter s gives sound of z(buzzing sound)
it makes a z kind of sound
The S has a Z sound in reside (as in resign, meaning quit).
It makes a Z sound as in hose and nose.
The "s" in umbrellas is pronounced with a "z" sound.
In the word "pose," the letter "s" makes the /z/ sound like in "his." In the word "soft," the letter "s" makes the /s/ sound like in "sit." In the word "wise," the letter "s" makes the /z/ sound like in "his."
Sounds such as /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͟ʃ/, and /d͡ʒ/ can be identified as an "s" sound for forming plurals. This includes sounds like /s/, /z/, /t͟ʃ/, and /d͡ʒ/ found in words like "cats," "dogs," "buses," and "pajamas."