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Example Sentences

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“Problems with his brain? Um. Can you give me a little more context?”

From Salon

Since the fourth-inning blast soared over the right-field roof, um, er, I’ll go with that one.

From Los Angeles Times

“So we watched it together and my dad was like, ‘Um, what is this movie about?’”

From The Wall Street Journal

Amorim added: "If we have um a a little bit more bravery, we can kill this game."

From Barron's

Let’s turn to the struggling beer business, and one brewer’s, um, innovation.

From Barron's