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

The track is so unapologetically — ugh, cringe word, I know — Mexican.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

“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

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

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2024

“Enough now. We, ugh, have to assess first.”

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline