How to Use a-hole in a Sentence

a-hole

noun
  • Create an easy one-pan egg dish with this egg-in-a-hole recipe.
    — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
  • But some a-holes bring something anyway.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • And then there's Alden Ehrenreich, who plays the part of our infuriating, unrepentant a-hole.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Chalamet never holds back on Marty’s abrasiveness, making the character a borderline — OK, maybe bona fide — a-hole, even with those closest to him.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The man everyone — especially those letterman jacket a-holes on the basketball team — blames for all the recent Vecna murders actually dies saving the town of Hawkins.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025

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