uh
interjection
ˈə 
usually with prolonged ə
chiefly US, informal
—used to express hesitation
Do you want to, uh, go out sometime?
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No, Matt and I, uh, used to be friends.
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
So, uh, yeah, there might be some major tensions brewing on the Ridge.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Everybody thinks that Nevada's desert and Nevada is mostly high desert, but the thing that people don't like, so Nevada is the most mountainous state in the US uh, in the con continental us.
—Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2026
The experience also includes all the classic staples of a company retreat, including absurd team-building exercises, a series of motivational speakers and, uh, a group ASMR session.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
So, uh, yeah, there might be some major tensions brewing on the Ridge.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Everybody thinks that Nevada's desert and Nevada is mostly high desert, but the thing that people don't like, so Nevada is the most mountainous state in the US uh, in the con continental us.
—Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2026
The experience also includes all the classic staples of a company retreat, including absurd team-building exercises, a series of motivational speakers and, uh, a group ASMR session.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for uh
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“Uh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uh. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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