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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Top of the Line, IndieWire’s Craft newsletter, welcomes you to what has been quite a mellow week for craft coverage, specifically — if not, uh, for the world at large.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
Some of these laboratories had proudly discriminatory, uh, hiring practices.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
The sun is high overhead, blocked out only by numerous signs belonging to rather, uh, curious storefronts.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
And that's really been the, uh, spirit from the beginning for me.
—Outside Online, 28 Jan. 2026
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
Some of these laboratories had proudly discriminatory, uh, hiring practices.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
The sun is high overhead, blocked out only by numerous signs belonging to rather, uh, curious storefronts.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
And that's really been the, uh, spirit from the beginning for me.
—Outside Online, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Uh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uh. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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