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

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

Reports of burnout have been in the news for years, especially in fields such as medicine, education and — ahem — journalism.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2024

Now he pauses outside the bathroom door, clears his throat, a stagy ahem.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood