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“My brother is the other caregiver, and he’s a lot more sensitive. I’m just like, oh, no, you need me. I’m going to make sure you’re OK,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
He didn’t choose to go for it on fourth-and-7 with 7:15 to play — oh wait, actually, yeah, that one’s on Riley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
"And then he stopped and I thought, oh now, now he's gonna pull himself together and say something more appropriate," Earl Spencer said.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
But, oh, how easy the curse’s persistence makes it to retread all those familiar plot beats, the same ones that have been removed from their context and posted to death for the last decade.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
It wasn’t like he could say, Please pass the mushy peas, and oh, by the way, Sara’s a thief.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
The oh’s and ah’s from my sisters were wonderful to hear.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
Bond gave vent to all the "oh's" and "ah's" that indicate the perfect visitor.
From Under the Skylights by Henry Blake Fuller
The oh’s and ah’s and exclamations of approval, resultant of fairy cocktails, rewarded Beatrice for her expenditure.
From The Gorgeous Girl by Nalbro Bartley
O--oh Smith,"--nearly all Gholson's oh's were groans--"why is he here?
From The Cavalier by George Washington Cable
The name was duly examined, and Mrs. Evringham's "oh's" of wonder and admiration were long-drawn.
From Jewel's Story Book by Clara Louise Burnham
There were repeated "oohs," "ahhs," "ohs" and other vocalizings that reminded us just how remarkable an instrument the pliant Plant voice remains, even as he approaches turning 70 in August.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2018
Ocean says he spent weeks working on just the vocal tone of the four "ohs" that open the track.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 14, 2012
She shouts her way through bits and sings along to the tune, voice soaring into the almost screamed oh oh ohs.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 12, 2011
Her multitracked vocals appear first, in a waft of elfin ahs and ohs, before she starts a syncopated bass line, digging hard into a groove.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2010
The guys let out a chorus of ohs and pounded one another.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
