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Example Sentences

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The performers do polished work, although their characters are somewhat, um, bloodless stereotypes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

He couldn't be here because, um, we're getting a bearded dragon, and he went to a reptile expo in New Jersey.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

Since the fourth-inning blast soared over the right-field roof, um, er, I’ll go with that one.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

“Us scientists need to stick together, like the hydrogen bonds of water, if we’re going to put an end to, um, what’d you call it? The silent cat killer.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas