uh-huh
Americaninterjection
Example Sentences
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He’s finished, uh huh, second his last two races by a head and a nose.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2019
“I’ll just hold the phone like ‘Yeah, uh huh.’
From Washington Times • May 28, 2016
Not just with the "uh huh" and "yeah" prompts of casual conversation, and not even just with the ability to accept their suggestions and methods might lead to better results than your own.
From The Verge • Apr. 30, 2016
But that’s the way, uh huh, uh huh, they like it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2015
Then immediately, a thin curtain would fall over his features and he’d laugh a few barks, “Uh, huh, uh, huh, Sister Henderson, just like a penny with a hole in it, I always turns up.”
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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