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 Cavaliers played tight again against 16th-seeded Gardner-Webb and trailed by 14 in the first half, stirring their own uh-oh moment that both Jerome and Hunter referenced when discussing 2019.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2024

The mood quickly becomes less ha-ha funny and more uh-oh funny.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023

Bacterial leaf spot, or basil shoot blight, is a major uh-oh when it comes to pathogens.

From Salon • May 18, 2022

But uh-oh, there was Father in his dark bedroom doorway looking out.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver