How to Use hi in a Sentence

  • Pull up, come say hi, come to help the ones who need help the most.
    Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Dallas’ Erykah Badu joined Tyler on stage at the end of the night to say hi to the crowd.
    Corinne Dorsey, Dallas News, 1 July 2021
  • Say hi to Orson, Hawkes, and Sturges for me, my friend.
    Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Visitors can stick their hands in the tank and the fish will swim right up and say hi.
    Sriya Reddy, Dallas News, 23 Sep. 2021
  • The super-wide leg, the monotone wash, the awkward length...hi, Dad.
    Kate Bennett, CNN, 28 June 2017
  • There’s always someone on the main road who says 'hi' to me.
    Amy Diluna, NBC News, 16 June 2017
  • People who were once quick to come up and say hi no longer do so.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Note the German murals on the walls and say hi to the elves in the front window who change clothes with the seasons.
    Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Sainvil would sometimes call just to check-in and say hi, and vice versa.
    Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2022
  • On top of that, some of our celebrity pals will be dropping by to say hi.
    The Editors Of Gq, GQ, 30 Apr. 2017
  • The Blessed Madonna, who played later at the Pyramid, came by to say hi.
    Ana Monroy Yglesias, Billboard, 2 June 2022
  • Genesis then walked out with his mask on, sat next to the piano and said hi to the crowd.
    Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Say hi to the bra that's going to ruin all other bras for you.
    Talia Abbas, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Jacques Pepin and his daughter, Claudine, came through and said hi.
    Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2021
  • And, at that moment, Rascal bounding up the ramp to the deck, to say hi, saved us from ourselves.
    Steve Meyer | Alaska Outdoors, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Dec. 2022
  • But don’t go up and say hi—your friend would be mortified.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2021
  • One son said goodbye; the other asked his mom to say hi to Moses in heaven.
    NBC News, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Who knows, Blake might stop by to say hi come September when The Voice returns!
    Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 27 June 2022
  • One night my pride prevented me from saying ‘hi’ to a loved one.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Oct. 2021
  • So if any of them are reading this, hi, thank you so much for your readership!
    Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2021
  • At the last second, with expert agility, Pierre pulled away, said hi to some- one just out of the camera's reach.
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Blake Moynes has a specific request for fans who want to come and say hi to him out in public.
    Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com, 15 Dec. 2021
  • The sales rep who dropped by to meet with a client before the pandemic got to walk through the office and say hi to everyone.
    New York Times, 17 Feb. 2021
  • Abbe, Jackie and I had dinner together and my son Cory joined us for a bit to say hi to his cousins.
    Ellyn Laub, Sun Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt said hi to each other on Zoom.
    Meredith Blake Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2021
  • Or, hell, just Rob popping by someone’s mansion to say hi!
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Put these subtle pumpkin scones on your tiered tray and invite the local duchess over (hi Carol!)—she’ll love them.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 14 Oct. 2023
  • This is the weirdest part: New Yorkers are saying hi to each other.
    Jason Gay, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Plants that bloom and those that are sturdy (hi, Jade and Aloe Vera) love sunny windows.
    Brionna Jimerson, Glamour, 4 Jan. 2021
  • There are people looking at me, giving me all these weird looks, and coming up to me and saying hi.
    Kayleigh Roberts, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 May 2021

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