oops

Example Sentences

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BTS stepped aside, and so did Serena Williams, and Tom Brady too — oops, scratch that.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2022

The Yankees get a big oops in the chat.

From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2022

It isn’t happenstance, an uncomfortable accident, that Rogan and his words ended up on Spotify’s platform, and now, oops, he just has to be dealt with.

From The Verge • Mar. 1, 2022

But these are still the right goals to set — never to yell at a child, and never to treat an oops as a choice.

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2021

I look that way and oops, there’s Gene, doing his best impression of a fixated hyena or grizzly or something.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell