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

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

From Salon • May 18, 2022

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

“Why are you smiling like that? Is this the uh-oh part?”

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner