uh-oh

Example Sentences

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Opal Sandy was treated shortly before her first birthday - and six months on, can hear sounds as soft as a whisper and is starting to talk, saying words such as "Mama", "Dada" and "uh-oh".

From BBC • May 8, 2024

Bacterial leaf spot, or basil shoot blight, is a major uh-oh when it comes to pathogens.

From Salon • May 18, 2022

We got familiar with the uh-oh reflex those notices evoked in us — a gut-level assumption proved wrong each time we lucked into a wonderful understudy.

From New York Times • May 17, 2022

“I’d be lying if I said there weren’t a lot of uh-oh moments” along the road to rebuilding Illinois, coach Brad Underwood said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2021

But uh-oh, there was Father in his dark bedroom doorway looking out.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver