hello

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

Or perhaps someone already rostered — hello, 22-year-old, skyscraping Adou Thiero — is waiting to wow us all in that role?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

"The queen came to say hello to us -- and I was wearing this dirty thing," said Margarita.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

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From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

“It can be a hello or a goodbye.”

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

In the moments before class, we unloaded our gym bags and shoes into separate lockers outside of the yoga room while exchanging hellos that I expected to be awkward but somehow felt easy and unforced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 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

I wish time would hurry and there’d be sailboats tying up at the landing and tour buses passing through, and I’d already have the first hellos traded with Somebody Peterson, the girl next door.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord

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

With a precipitous nudge of the memory she dashed to the door and helloed to the fast retreating figure.

From Peace on Earth, Good-will to Dogs by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

The bugler changed his notes and we knew he was wondering if we were coming, so Mr. Stewart helloed.

From Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinore Pruitt Stewart

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

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

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