hello
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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
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From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Maduro, dressed in a beige prison uniform and wearing glasses, did not speak during his third US court appearance other than to say hello to the court as he entered.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
They’re slow because he has to say hello to every dog and person along the way — especially babies, who are his absolute favorite.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Chairs scrape as too many people find seats, say hello, and take off their coats.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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
Every interaction is artificially bright and friendly, except for the terse hellos exchanged by Liu's and Gosling's Kens, who are rivals.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2023
“At 15, it’s all hellos and later on there’s a lot more hard goodbyes,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
When they got to school, Felix shuffled inside and didn’t respond to anyone’s hellos.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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 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
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
And she helloed at the top of her voice.
From Neighbours by Robert J. C. Stead
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
