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Example Sentences

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"Um, it's hard to explain. Um, um, uh, a world tour. I'm Justin Timberlake," the star says.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

But let’s say you’re having date-night with your car, and you want to make it feel, um, pretty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Today: The number claiming Social Security is … um … 70.2 million.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

“It was largely about having that reminder of this feeling of being in the audience,” Styles told Mayer of his time spent, um, researching.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

“Oh, yeah, hey. Heh, heh, um, yeah, you recognize my voice, huh?”

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée