ugh

Example Sentences

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“Nobody would look at that and say, ugh, you’re going to have a lot of defaults,” Ostrover said.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

“There’s a funny moment when you realize that as an activist: The off-ramp out of extreme poverty is, ugh, commerce, it’s entrepreneurial capitalism.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

To be sure, there are those who like their mysteries dark and — ugh — “gritty.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025

I mean, 45 minutes to an hour, stirring angry — ugh.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2024

Otto took note of that, too—at least he didn’t say Wiki, ugh!

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles