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

That may inform NBC's decision to edit Elon Musk’s hand gesture out of its live feed even though everyone who saw it understood it to mean something, ahem, we couldn't not see.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2025

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

“Would you, ahem, would you please wait until seven p.m., to allow me to apprise my corporate headquarters of recent developments?”

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston