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

Ahem . . . on top of his, a rotating bench of celebrities fills the fifth throne each week starting with Tyson Beckford, who looks overwhelmed in the best way throughout his hour.

From Salon • May 27, 2020

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," said the mercer, "'Speak that I may know thee,' saith the proverb; proceed;" and the bailiff read another verse.

From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Curling, Henry