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Recent Examples of aah
Noun
Xezal had long grown accustomed to her position in society and enjoyed the way her neighbours would ooh and aah over a new garment her dressmaker had sewn, a new bracelet that the goldsmith had made especially for her.—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026 Online, fans are thrilled to share their luck-of-the-draw so far, and ooh and aah over the rare pulls that some Trader Joe’s buyers have scored—like the elusive Peanut Bag.—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
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 See All Example Sentences for aah
Footage showed dozens of people being arrested as agitators shouted insults at state patrol officers, tore down yellow police tape and hurled lewd objects at law enforcement.
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Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
Following Wednesday’s vote, community members shouted at board members over the closure, prompting trustees to call for a 5-minute recess.
For Mater Dei Catholic, Saturday’s win serves as an exclamation mark on what has been a season of notable growth for the program.
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Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
Mayor Mamdani on Friday sounded off against ICE and issued an executive order aimed at putting an exclamation on point on the city’s existing sanctuary policies.
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Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026