How to Use hey in a Sentence
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interjection- hey, I won the lottery!
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And hey, at least the Queen knows how to use Zoom, right?
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2020
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And hey, who knows what the new year will bring, right?
—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 31 Oct. 2020
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But hey, the Jazz thought clean and simple was the way to go.
—Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 July 2022
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At the same time there were trolls that said, hey, this was me.
—CBS News, 14 July 2024
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To show them, hey there is more to life than just sports.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025
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But, hey, never let facts get in the way of a hot take.
—Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Sep. 2020
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And hey, what a bonus, the guy who made those songs was singing along to them with you.
—Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2022
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Sliders are down and in, so hey, lay off the ball down.
—New York Times, 22 Nov. 2021
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And hey, as Meat Loaf once sang, two out of three ain't bad.
—Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2021
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Sounds like the wrong pop diva, but, hey — a hit's a hit.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2023
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But hey, be part of the team and come out for drinks to say goodbye to Nicole.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2021
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But hey, what are the odds of finding that one glitch in the system?
—Bradford William Davis, courant.com, 11 Oct. 2020
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But, hey, as hard as the work promises to be, this should be fun.
—Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 27 Jan. 2022
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So when Trey comes in it’s like, ‘Oh, hey, here comes Trey.
—Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Aug. 2021
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And, hey, Murray is the only one of those three to win the Rookie of the Year.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2020
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And, hey, there’s Chubb and Hunt, both in the league’s Top 8 runners through two weeks.
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 23 Sep. 2020
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But, hey, this is the NFL, where the oddest of things can happen.
—Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2021
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The result had a bit of an oily sheen, but hey, dewy skin is in right now.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
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And hey, if all else fails, just give it to Durant, right?
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 24 July 2025
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And hey — good thing there won’t be any winnings to be taxed on.
—Vulture, 28 Aug. 2023
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And hey, maybe this is the perfect excuse not to cook at all.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 28 Oct. 2020
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The app can tell you, hey, go to this bathroom, this is the shortest wait time.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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But even if all those calamities come to pass, hey, Thomas still loves his partner.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026
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We haven’t been told what precisely he was cited for, but hey.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
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Or hey, this might make a great short story….
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
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There’s a trench between the—oh hey, look!
—Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
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But, hey, nothing gold can stay — especially across 27 seasons.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
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But hey, two billionaire friends are better than one, right?
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 6 Jan. 2026
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But hey, at least these dopes get a periodic recess, right?
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
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