hello

Star explained that the first Welsh words she learned were shwmae and diolch, meaning hello and thank you, to allow her to "greet people in Welsh".

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 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

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

"Everybody gives me tips on my deliveries and says hello, greeting me with smiley faces," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

“Hey, Jonah buddy,” Dad said, too heartily, as soon as Jonah said hello.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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

It’s a lively university town with breweries everywhere, bikes zipping past on nearly every street, and the kind of easy smiles and hellos that make Midwest nice feel real.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 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

“At 15, it’s all hellos and later on there’s a lot more hard goodbyes,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023

They said their hellos, but conversation was clipped.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

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

Hare reined in at the door and helloed.

From Heritage of the Desert by Zane Grey

At the edge of town where the houses became scattered and the road started to drop away into a deep valley some one helloed behind him.

From Windy McPherson's Son by Sherwood Anderson

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

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

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

“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

"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