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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

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

“Yeah, um, I wanted to talk to you about that,” Ray says.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko