shucks
Example Sentences
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I didn’t want to be the aww shucks dad, “kids are so crazy” comic, so I appreciate you noticing that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
The NFL issued a $10 million fine — so, shucks, poor Dan will have to put his next super yacht on layaway — and shifted day-to-day control of the team to his wife, Tanya.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2022
He might as well have said, "Aw, shucks."
From Fox News ● Feb. 5, 2022
I used to sort of like, roll my eyes every time Taylor Swift was all, ‘Aw shucks, really, me?’
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2021
“Aw, shucks, Mr. Lewis, I swear, but I’d feel a lot better if I could take a doggone nap.”
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
