ahem

Example Sentences

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That brings us to our call of the day from Yardeni Research, which has just raised the bar, ahem, on gold’s outlook next year.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

The picture of Russia emerging triumphant and legitimized from such a deal is, ahem, at variance with reality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Reports of burnout have been in the news for years, especially in fields such as medicine, education and — ahem — journalism.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2024

It has all of the trappings of a WWE match and has many in the press giddy with spreading their, ahem, insight.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2024

“Hmph! Probatio tablet: Percy Jackson, Fifth Cohort, son of Neptune. Fine, go. Hazel Levesque, daughter of Pluto. Fine. Any foreign currency or, ahem, precious metals to declare?”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan