hello
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Big jeers to hotels where front-desk clerks greet you not with a warm hello, but a rote, “ID and credit card, please.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
"He said hello to you," said her 43-year-old mother Michelle Gomis, beaming, after the popemobile drove past.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
He then took the opportunity to say hello to a few fellow actors in the room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Then I said hello to my friend’s wife, Linda, who said, “Wow, you sure wanted to talk to Chris.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
As we pass her, she looks right through me without saying hello.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
Reyes said a few elderly people at the home would occasionally sit outside and exchange brief hellos with her from time to time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
The government said it had increased the amount dentists get for NHS work and provided £20,000 golden hellos to get dentists to work in areas with the poorest access.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
The group greeted Reba with awkward hugs and stilted hellos.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2025
“At 15, it’s all hellos and later on there’s a lot more hard goodbyes,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
Fern and I mouthed and mimed hellos and goodbyes to each other, and he led her away.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
NBC performers did their bits from Hollywood, the Secretary of the Navy and the Under Secretary of War spoke from Washington, NBC's newsmen in London, Manhattan and Buenos Aires helloed and jested by short wave.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was in vain that the cabman nearest to her helloed to warn her of the impending danger.
From Bad Hugh by Mary Jane Holmes
Hare reined in at the door and helloed.
From Heritage of the Desert by Zane Grey
None of them helloed, and none of them returned my smile, and the colonel did not shake hands with me.
From How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 by George W. (George Wilbur) Peck
It was in quoting prices on these "pick-ups" that Mitchell helloed for eight hours a day.
From Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories by Rex Ellingwood Beach
Illinois' Freshman Senator Chuck Percy was busily huddling and helloing.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I’ve no patience for all that helloing and chitchat about diapers! The baby’s on his way and there’s no time to waste. Incorrigibles, come!”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Then one day, I’m helloing and next thing I know, I’m saying hello to Matt and Lance.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
"It's a shame to spoil it," replied David, "but I am afraid your Elf's Horn and Jean's helloing were just a coincidence."
From Grace Harlowe's Junior Year at High School Or, Fast Friends in the Sororities by Jessie Graham [pseud.] Flower
After helloing for her without result, he climbed to the road.
From The Valley of the Moon by Jack London
