hey-ho
Britishinterjection
Example Sentences
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During her 328-day stay at the International Space Station, she read aloud from a children’s book titled “Hey-Ho, to Mars We Will Go.”
From Seattle Times
More likely we’re in for two episodes of total pap, followed by two big ones, but hey-ho.
From The Guardian
Although the Avetts' rootsy mix of banjo, upright bass and raw-throated choruses set the stage for a wave of similarly acoustic "Hey-ho" bands like the Lumineers and Mumford & Sons, there's little effort to dig into what drives their still-expanding appeal beyond providing a platform for the performances themselves.
From Los Angeles Times
“And then again it mayern’t. First it’s uncurl and then it’s curl. One thing one moment, and another thing ter next Hey-ho, ’tis a turvey world.
From Literature
“I’ve always been a musician, my whole life. Wasn’t going to go any way else. I do wonder, sometimes, how healthy it is for me… if I should have chosen another occupation. But hey-ho.”
From The Guardian
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