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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The Coyotes won the last meeting and are 4-1 over their last five games with Malakhi Payne, uh, bringing the pain with 798 yards and 11 TDs rushing.
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Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
For example, Kyle Strait, uh, is one of the riders that's in it.
—Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2025
Tessa Thompson has nothing but love and some, uh, interesting descriptors for her Thor costar Chris Hemsworth.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Bedard even found himself in the middle of a couple of scrums, at one point earning an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty for apparently flipping a puck at Alexandre Carrier’s, uh, midsection.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
For example, Kyle Strait, uh, is one of the riders that's in it.
—Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2025
Tessa Thompson has nothing but love and some, uh, interesting descriptors for her Thor costar Chris Hemsworth.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Bedard even found himself in the middle of a couple of scrums, at one point earning an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty for apparently flipping a puck at Alexandre Carrier’s, uh, midsection.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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 29 Oct. 2025.
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