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Recent Examples of ooh
Interjection
It’s specially formulated with soothing ingredients like thermal water from the French Alps (ooh la la), glycerin, and manuka honey.—L.a. Hubilla, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024 Le Mini Macaron’s summer collection includes fun little details like hearts, smiley faces, and phrases like ooh la la.—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2024
Noun
When Yoda did come through the entrance with shelter volunteer Linda Miller, there were cheers and oohs and aahs at the sight of the bundle of energy.—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025 The crowd ooh-ed and ahh-ed as athletes leapt from the tower’s many platforms in a performance to cap off the ceremony, including cliff diver Ellie Smith, Olympians Louganis and Sam Dorman, and children beginning their foray into the sport.—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2023
Verb
Shane and Ted gritted their teeth and checked their watches as the other passengers oohed and ahhed.—Darryn King, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 Pictures of Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old charged with the murder of Thompson, have also elicited a fair amount of oohing and ahhing on social media over his toned physique and bright smile.—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for ooh
As the Blazers pulled away in the third quarter, Kim and Vu were in sync, oohing and aahing when Shaedon Sharpe dunked or Donovan Clingan rejected shots.
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Jason Quick,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
By the same token, the stars assembled to deliver statuettes into the hands of their fellow stars were worth oohing and aahing over.
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Peter Tonguette,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
In video shared by The Associated Press, Grassley faces a room of Iowans who are at times shouting in disagreement about some of the Trump administration's policies.
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Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2025
Chaos ensues when Fred Armisen's auctioneer unveils the painting, prompting everyone else in the room to shout, vomit, and self-harm, including Samberg's then-castmates Bobby Moynihan, Bill Hader, and Kristen Wiig.
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