whew

Example Sentences

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At the time, he said, kindergarten readiness rates “were like, whew, rock bottom.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2023

But whew boy, the situation is even worse than early reporting implied!

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2023

It weighs less than half as much as St. Edward’s Crown, so, whew.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2023

KHOR, Qatar — With a big whew from an unlikely source near closing time, Germany upped its chances to do something rarer than rare in its decorated World Cup history.

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2022

I didn’t even see Augustus come upstairs, but he came over and wiped his brow with the back of his hand like whew and said, “You’re a champion.”

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green