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And, um, in that specific case, like the individual specifically just isn't ready to go there.
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Outside Online, 25 Feb. 2026
Let’s make watching the State of the Union, um, fun.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
But, um, filler words aren’t the villains they’re made out to be.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
While the scene has played out on Wall Street, the company hasn’t seemed, um, paramount in the minds of some of its key personalities.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
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Outside Online, 25 Feb. 2026
Let’s make watching the State of the Union, um, fun.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
But, um, filler words aren’t the villains they’re made out to be.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
While the scene has played out on Wall Street, the company hasn’t seemed, um, paramount in the minds of some of its key personalities.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for um
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“Um.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/um. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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um
interjectiona prolonged
m 
sound, əm
—used to express hesitation
well, um, I don't know
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