Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pshaw
Interjection
  • And no … no more short jokes from me.
    Vic Tafur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The vote count was 51-45, with the same small group of Democrats and one independent voting yes, with one Republican voting no (Senate Majority Leader John Thune also voted no, but simply as a procedural mechanism to reconsider the bill).
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Interjection
  • Oh gee, is that supposed to be me in the video with the goatee?
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • As the spigot closed, inflation spiked (gee, maybe there’s a connection?) and the economy slowed, the state budget went from a whopping surplus to stubborn deficits.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
Interjection
  • In any case, hey, no law agin’ it.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
  • But hey, that’s the art of the deal.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Interjection
  • Why, oh why, do the Rangers keep throwing away almost certain victories in the final minutes of playoff games?
    FILIP BONDY, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2017
Interjection
  • Setting it in one building also set off ah-ha moments.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The most wonderful, crazy surprise blessing of our lives ha!
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Pshaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pshaw. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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