hello

Our conversation was interrupted by a steady parade of friends and guests, popping by to say hello.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Then I said hello to my friend’s wife, Linda, who said, “Wow, you sure wanted to talk to Chris.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Ebullient migrants on Thursday were walking through the streets of Ceuta, thanking the Spanish police and calling out: "Bye bye Morocco, hello Spain."

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Or perhaps someone already rostered — hello, 22-year-old, skyscraping Adou Thiero — is waiting to wow us all in that role?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

“Oh, hello, Duane. We’ve just been discussing a proper brushing regimen for keeping one’s fur lustrous.”

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

In the moments before class, we unloaded our gym bags and shoes into separate lockers outside of the yoga room while exchanging hellos that I expected to be awkward but somehow felt easy and unforced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

The government said it had increased the amount dentists get for NHS work and provided £20,000 golden hellos to get dentists to work in areas with the poorest access.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026

Every interaction is artificially bright and friendly, except for the terse hellos exchanged by Liu's and Gosling's Kens, who are rivals.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2023

“At 15, it’s all hellos and later on there’s a lot more hard goodbyes,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023

Byrd has left her spot in the garden, already slipped off her gloves, and gone to Daniel’s grandpa with hellos.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

NBC performers did their bits from Hollywood, the Secretary of the Navy and the Under Secretary of War spoke from Washington, NBC's newsmen in London, Manhattan and Buenos Aires helloed and jested by short wave.

From Time Magazine Archive

With a precipitous nudge of the memory she dashed to the door and helloed to the fast retreating figure.

From Peace on Earth, Good-will to Dogs by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

At the edge of town where the houses became scattered and the road started to drop away into a deep valley some one helloed behind him.

From Windy McPherson's Son by Sherwood Anderson

Hare reined in at the door and helloed.

From Heritage of the Desert by Zane Grey

It was in vain that the cabman nearest to her helloed to warn her of the impending danger.

From Bad Hugh by Mary Jane Holmes

Illinois' Freshman Senator Chuck Percy was busily huddling and helloing.

From Time Magazine Archive

“I’ve no patience for all that helloing and chitchat about diapers! The baby’s on his way and there’s no time to waste. Incorrigibles, come!”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Then one day, I’m helloing and next thing I know, I’m saying hello to Matt and Lance.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

After helloing for her without result, he climbed to the road.

From The Valley of the Moon by Jack London

"It's a shame to spoil it," replied David, "but I am afraid your Elf's Horn and Jean's helloing were just a coincidence."

From Grace Harlowe's Junior Year at High School Or, Fast Friends in the Sororities by Jessie Graham [pseud.] Flower