Examples of um in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
This isn’t the first time Paramount has embarked on, um, ingenious marketing campaigns, previously spearheading a viral PR run that included actors freaking out fans and ESPN commentators alike by flashing toothy smiles at MLB games.
—
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
And this has given me a kind of, um, almost like an insider view of what went on in the company where Dora Richardson worked.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
Bruce Rivers: … there was, um, uh, gunshot residue on her left hand.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024
Just standing straight again can be a real, um, stretch.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 22 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for um 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
And this has given me a kind of, um, almost like an insider view of what went on in the company where Dora Richardson worked.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
Bruce Rivers: … there was, um, uh, gunshot residue on her left hand.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024
Just standing straight again can be a real, um, stretch.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 22 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for um
Articles Related to um
Dictionary Entries Near um
Cite this Entry
“Um.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/um. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
um
interjectiona prolonged
m 
sound, əm
—used to express hesitation
well, um, I don't know
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share