Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oohs
Verb
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Ben shouts out of his car window.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025 -
Shannon shouts, her words drifting back to Jenn in the rear seat.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Crucially, the minutes leading up to those exclamations were not business as usual.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Aug. 2025
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Travis, sitting next to Swift, plays his part as a hype man during the intro by chiming in with exclamations to underline her most impressive accomplishments.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Having been friends and collaborators for over two decades, the group's conversations are lively and filled with excited interjections, ultimately leading to agreement.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Neither leader appeared frustrated, and there were no remarks or interjections from any of the other officials in the room.—
Jesus Mesa
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The screams, the reason everyone assembles, when the screams come, after a few collective inhales and exhales and a moment to gather one’s thoughts, the screams come like long guttural howls.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Foxes use a variety of calls, including barks, howls, yaps, and growls.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This included early American music forms, marches, spirituals, field hollers, work songs and African rhythms, as well as their musical descendants, like jazz, blues, gospel, country and rock ‘n’ roll.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Lots of noise, big splashes, a few congratulatory whoops and hollers.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes,
30 Sep. 2024
Verb
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The powerful forces can make the difference between a hurricane that roars ashore and one that spins relatively harmlessly out to sea.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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The movie roars to life but seemingly forgets to breathe.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Oohs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oohs. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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