ah
interjection
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
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ah
1 American
[ah]
/ ɑ /
interjection
Ah
2
American
Or
a.h.
abbreviation
A.H.
3
American
Also
anno Hejirae
abbreviation
A.H.
4
American
Also
anno Hebraico
abbreviation
AH
1
British
abbreviation
ah
2
British
/ ɑː /
interjection
Etymology
Origin of A.H.3
From New Latin annō Hejirae
Origin of A.H.4
From New Latin annō Hebraico
Example Sentences
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An officer said, “he’s ah, huge, you know what I mean?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
Haley described a little girl who looked a lot like the murder victim, Bethany Alana Clark, who would say her middle name was Alasee and pronounced it “all ah see-ah.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
“Let’s be clear there — there’s not one time where Cam just says ah, like he’s flippant about it. He’s not,” coach Jake Dickert said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
"It encourages me and I tell myself - ah, life belongs to the courageous," he said, citing U.S. rapper Lil Wayne and Congolese star Fally Ipupa as influences.
From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 2023
“From what you have told me,” Mr. D said, “we have broken even on this escapade. We have, ah, regrettably lost Annie Bell—” “Annabeth,” I snapped.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
Sara Ah Sing, a 30-year-old multidisciplinary artist in San Diego who considers herself a bunny, is one such illustrator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Ah, say the parsons, then why not “disclose” any AI use?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Ah, New York—where it’s hot, loud, and the air is barely breathable.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
Ah, I remember having the same question when I was applying for jobs right out of college: How are you supposed to get experience if no one will give it to you?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Ah, there they are, his usual small mango-colored puffs.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
The Journal was family-owned for much of its history, then sold to A.H.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2022
“I certainly don’t see China returning to the rates of growth that we had seen previously,” said Tony Pearson, chief executive of A.H.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2022
Others claim Capt. Wirz was a scapegoat, including James Gaston, the former camp commander of A.H.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2022
The two people who obtained the diary are identified in the letter by their initials, "R.K. and A.H."
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2021
Having reached the dorsum they turn backward toward the tail end and form the dorsal aortae; here, according to A.H.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
“There are millions of property crimes a year,” said Jeff Asher of the research firm AH Datalytics.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
AH Datalytics, a New Orleans-based research firm, shows that cities across the country have seen substantial year-over-year decreases in homicides through 2023.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
AH: Huntington Park culture was an intersectional culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
But there is more current data available: The consulting firm AH Datalytics has a free dashboard that compiles more up-to-date murder data from 99 big cities.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2022
AH nine of them came shooting out, one behind the other.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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