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Recent Examples of hey He was shot in the chest and seemingly killed by his son in the 2021 show, but hey, never count him out. Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 July 2025 Having a tour group led by Hanks inside NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building right beside the Apollo 11 mission's Saturn V rocket while it was being stacked was a bit of a stretch to say the least, but hey, that's Hollywood. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 30 June 2025 But hey, there’s nothing like a little friendly competition to help raise the bar. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 June 2025 But, hey, maybe check out your local Toyota dealer just for funsies. Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hey
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Interjection
  • Beyoncé almost fell out ha car 💔💔💔 pic.twitter.com/qzew6zqJUC — BABY SHIESTY (@themainopp) June 29, 2025 The music was stopped and the car was slowly lowered to the stage.
    Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 29 June 2025
  • With like a honey packet squirted on top around the campfire, Paddy: ha.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 30 July 2025
Interjection
  • This is the kind of dessert that will wow everyone but isn’t hard (or time consuming) to make.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 26 July 2025
  • With Shooter, there's such a level of like, wow, this guy is truly evil but he's so fully realized.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 25 July 2025

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“Hey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hey. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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