uh-oh
Example Sentences
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Opal Sandy was treated shortly before her first birthday - and six months on, can hear sounds as soft as a whisper and is starting to talk, saying words such as "Mama", "Dada" and "uh-oh".
From BBC • May 8, 2024
The mood quickly becomes less ha-ha funny and more uh-oh funny.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023
She’s also, uh-oh, the bride’s former lover — you know, the one who neglected to R.S.V.P.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2022
“I’d be lying if I said there weren’t a lot of uh-oh moments” along the road to rebuilding Illinois, coach Brad Underwood said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2021
“Why are you smiling like that? Is this the uh-oh part?”
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.