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hello

[he-loh, huh-, hel-oh] / hɛˈloʊ, hə-, ˈhɛl oʊ /


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Asked by BBC Sport if he had a message for Liverpool fans, Salah simply said "hello" and smiled.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

"You're floating around in the air, and you give a little tap with your foot, and you can sail over to say hello to your buddy."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Lastly, he said a hello to Matthew McConaughey, and quoted his Cuban tía, who told him if he works very hard, he can hang out with “Matthew McCon-i-purse.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Our conversation was interrupted by a steady parade of friends and guests, popping by to say hello.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

“Someone here? Of course not, I was talking to myself. But hello to you too. Glad to see you were as worried for me as I was for you.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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

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

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

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

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

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


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