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Set up a chair and blanket just before sunset, and join the chorus of Portlanders oohing and aahing.—Brianna Crane, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024 There was quite a bit of oohing and aahing at the Hotel Thermal in 2023 when the Karlovy Vary film festival opening ceremony started with a curtain being raised and women becoming visible.—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024 Afterward, a wide-eyed Alvarez could be seen oohing and aahing on the Astros’ bench.—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024 People walked out of theaters stunned, oohing and aahing over the shocking ending.—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for aah
Thelma was the only one who kept rushing forward, shouting, Harold is shot!
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Joshua Sharpe
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
After beating Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins in a 1-on-1 drill to start Tuesday’s joint practice, Mitchell shouted in the direction of several media members who witnessed him make Wiggins look bad at the line of scrimmage.
After a relatively quiet period leading up to the trade deadline, that kind of offseason exclamation mark could be up next for the Cubs.
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Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
After a handful of singles, a few music videos, and one explosive performance at the Brit Awards, the singer’s debut solo album, That’s Showbiz Baby! (exclamation hers), will be out on September 12.
Most of the Patriots’ backup offensive linemen got whooped in 1-on-1 pass rush drills, save for Cole Strange who went unbeaten at 2-0.
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Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
The film earned a hugely enthusiastic seven-minute standing ovation and, in perhaps a Cannes first, saw Skarsgard hug a man dressed in a gimp mask as the audience whooped and cheered.
To mark the milestone, after performance No. 3,535, producer Jeffrey Seller invited all of them to the stage for a once-in-a-lifetime curtain call, drawing roaring applause and emotional ovations.
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Dave Quinn,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Thanks to his company’s roaring IPO, his net worth has soared to $5 billion.
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