ahem
Example Sentences
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After I pointed out that, ahem, bolognese is meat, she directed me to Instagram dietitians for advice about protein intake.
That brings us to our call of the day from Yardeni Research, which has just raised the bar, ahem, on gold’s outlook next year.
From MarketWatch
The picture of Russia emerging triumphant and legitimized from such a deal is, ahem, at variance with reality.
He cleared his throat, to demonstrate, but instead of “ahem” it came out more like “ahwoo,” and he quickly covered his mouth.
From Literature
Good liars also tend to be intelligent, Wiseman says, citing salespeople, politicians and - ahem - performers among those who will be "pretty high self-monitors".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
