ahem

Example Sentences

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After I pointed out that, ahem, bolognese is meat, she directed me to Instagram dietitians for advice about protein intake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Another Swiss star, Alexis Monney, will head to the Games as Stelvio's most recent World Cup downhill winner – could he, ahem, cash in on gold ahead of his team-mates?

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

That brings us to our call of the day from Yardeni Research, which has just raised the bar, ahem, on gold’s outlook next year.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

Being of a certain age, I didn’t think much of it and chalked it up to simply growing, ahem, older.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

“Would you, ahem, would you please wait until seven p.m., to allow me to apprise my corporate headquarters of recent developments?”

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston