uh
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause.)
huh.
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How to use uh in a sentence
The feelings of some of the local artists about the coming of this “New York superstar” were, uh, different.
Graffiti Artists Turn on Banksy: The Rise of Art Hate | Anthony Haden-Guest | August 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Johnny got the first few words in: “uh, seen any coyotes?”
Johnny pushed the button, broke in: “uh, I got two guys here need a ride….”
uh, what part of last-team-to-let-Tim-Tebow-go are you not understanding, non-believers?
“When the electricity shut down was when you went, ‘uh-oh,’” Weprin recalls.
There'll be heaps uh fun in the Cypress Hills country when they get t' runnin' the whisky-jacks out.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairBut this mornin' I got a chance to size up the whole bunch, and nary one uh them jaspers I wanted t' see was in sight.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair"Blamed if they ain't got company, from the look uh things," he grunted, squinting down.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairBut they only had enough saddle-stock along t' wrangle the bulls—an' I took three uh the best they had.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairOne of us better head in for the Crossin' an' find out for sure if any uh them fellers come t' the camp, an' what he wanted there.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
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