How to Use ugh in a Sentence
ugh
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So, six months past due, that’s not that bad, is it? Ugh.
—Brooks Headley, Bon Appetit, 2017-05-02
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He’s changed the date on me four times already, but all within the same week (ugh).
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 2024-06-10
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When this came, my immediate sense was, ugh, this is bad timing.
—New York Times, 2022-05-02
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And once the wedding plans were underway, ugh, so painful and now public to stop the runaway train.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 2020-07-10
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The manner in which her umbrella skirt connects with the batwing-like cape is, ugh, fantastic.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 2023-06-22
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And if the forecast predicts yet another hot spell (ugh), be sure to have a plan in place before leaving the house.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 2023-08-03
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Problem is, installing a pool is expensive… and time-consuming… and, ugh, such a headache.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 2024-07-30
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Available standard seating starts at $99.50, plus fees (ugh!).
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 2023-05-08
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Few sane people breathlessly follow the start of the legislative session, because ugh.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 2024-01-08
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Self-reliance was encouraged, but not introspection (navel-gazing, ugh).
—Sigrid Nunez, Harper's Magazine, 2023-10-16
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Drinking gallons of distasteful solution, adhering to a clear liquid diet, making frequent visits to the bathroom with bouts of diarrhea — ugh.
—Michel A. Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 2024-04-01
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No one can stare down snakes (ugh!), punch Nazis (yay!), unearth legendary antiquities (score!) and outrun ginormous boulders (yikes!) like Indiana Jones.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 2023-06-30
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