uh

interjection

ˈə

usually with prolonged ə

chiefly US, informal

—used to express hesitation

Do you want to, uh, go out sometime?

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The Bene Gesserit are, uh, geneticists These space witches are running a gigantic, generations-long breeding program to guide all the great houses and eventually put the perfect person, or Kwisatz Haderach, on the Imperium throne and under their control. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024 Reason for Ranking: Yet another solid (and prescient) premise that’s spoiled by a nasty streak and curious jokes about, uh, Abraham Lincoln hitting on Homer. —

Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024 My left leg is, uh, partially paralyzed from my hip to my knee, then from my knee to my toes, completely paralyzed, so if there's any neurosurgeons out there … any researchers out there, please get a hold of me. —

Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024 Bruce Rivers: … there was, um, uh, gunshot residue on her left hand. —

Natalie Morales, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for uh