ahem

Example Sentences

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Ahem, the next Artemis will have an improved heat shield.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Ahem … and furthermore: “We intend that the U.S. Open prove the most rigorous examination of golfers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2023

P: I’m sorry, that is incorr … Ahem, I’m being informed that we have now been instructed to consider that the preferred spelling.

From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2020

Ahem … for the 45th year in a row, this award goes to Phil Mickelson.

From Golf Digest • Jul. 5, 2018

"Ahem, certainly,—" responded Lovell, smiling in vague sympathy with the laughing group.

From Cape Cod Folks by Greene, Sarah P. McLean