—used to express delight, relief, regret, or contempt
Ah, finished at last!
less common spelling of aah
: to exclaim in amazement, joy, or surprise
oohing and aahing at the fireworks
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ampere-hour
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anno hegirae
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arts and humanities
Examples of ah in a Sentence
Interjection
ah—so that's the way it is!
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Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Of course, that assumes the school will make the right hire, which for this program … ah, nevertheless.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Setting it in one building also set off ah-ha moments.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Dance, as a universal language across generations and cultures, became a symbolic way to express their bond—and to suggest that Soo-ah’s memories remained intact despite becoming a zombie.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Interjection
As the film begins, a mother (Kim Hye-soo) and her young daughter (Park Yeon-ah) have just moved into a new apartment after Mom caught Dad cheating.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Of course, that assumes the school will make the right hire, which for this program … ah, nevertheless.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Setting it in one building also set off ah-ha moments.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Dance, as a universal language across generations and cultures, became a symbolic way to express their bond—and to suggest that Soo-ah’s memories remained intact despite becoming a zombie.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ah
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“Ah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ah. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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