ow
Americaninterjection
interjection
Example Sentences
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Like David said, he cast Drea de Matteo just because of the way she said the word ow.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2024
It comes off kind of funny but that’s like: ow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
But h ow they are run, who runs them and how closely aligned they are with the schools they support is all over the place.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
Pell bows at the judge, and is ow being taken away.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 12, 2019
She lets the sheet—ow, ow, ow—fall carefully over her.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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