Examples of ugh in a Sentence
ugh, this oven desperately needs to be cleaned
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Sure, a little trash talk is part of football culture (or, in the case of NFL fans and Swift, straight-up booing her, ugh), but doesn’t the literal president of the United States have anything better to think about?
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2025
To recap: At the end of last season, Deborah — after finally landing her dream opportunity of hosting a late-night show — passed over Ava for the head-writer job, going with a man (ugh) with experience (honestly, fair).
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
My 9/11 diary entry is written in a spiral notebook with a cartoon cat on the front and the next page says 'ugh Megan is mad at me.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Give me a second to cry, because just ugh on skinny jeans.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Instead, phones in 2025 seem to focus more on AI (ugh), battery efficiency, and perhaps going even thinner, especially foldables.
—Ben Sin, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The second season sees our brilliant band dealing with money troubles (ugh, capitalism), a rival Muslim girl group and rom-com shenanigans in the most charming, delectable way possible.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Javon Baker, Jack Jones (ugh), Rhamondre Stevenson, Mike Onwenu, Ja'Whaun Bentley, Tre Flowers, Deatrich Wise, Shaq Mason... all day 3 picks.
—Chad Graff, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
Later on, as Maitlis researches Andrew’s financial ties to Epstein, a flashback to December 2010 depicts Andrew meeting Epstein — yeah, a guy plays Epstein, ugh — in his New York mansion to ask him for money to help Ferguson with a debt, before they are photographed taking a stroll in the park.
—Jack King, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2025
To recap: At the end of last season, Deborah — after finally landing her dream opportunity of hosting a late-night show — passed over Ava for the head-writer job, going with a man (ugh) with experience (honestly, fair).
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
My 9/11 diary entry is written in a spiral notebook with a cartoon cat on the front and the next page says 'ugh Megan is mad at me.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Give me a second to cry, because just ugh on skinny jeans.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Instead, phones in 2025 seem to focus more on AI (ugh), battery efficiency, and perhaps going even thinner, especially foldables.
—Ben Sin, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The second season sees our brilliant band dealing with money troubles (ugh, capitalism), a rival Muslim girl group and rom-com shenanigans in the most charming, delectable way possible.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Javon Baker, Jack Jones (ugh), Rhamondre Stevenson, Mike Onwenu, Ja'Whaun Bentley, Tre Flowers, Deatrich Wise, Shaq Mason... all day 3 picks.
—Chad Graff, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
Later on, as Maitlis researches Andrew’s financial ties to Epstein, a flashback to December 2010 depicts Andrew meeting Epstein — yeah, a guy plays Epstein, ugh — in his New York mansion to ask him for money to help Ferguson with a debt, before they are photographed taking a stroll in the park.
—Jack King, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Ugh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ugh. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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