whew
Example Sentences
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Learning that at a young age was — whew!
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025
At the time, he said, kindergarten readiness rates “were like, whew, rock bottom.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2023
But whew boy, the situation is even worse than early reporting implied!
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2023
KHOR, Qatar — With a big whew from an unlikely source near closing time, Germany upped its chances to do something rarer than rare in its decorated World Cup history.
From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2022
I didn’t even see Augustus come upstairs, but he came over and wiped his brow with the back of his hand like whew and said, “You’re a champion.”
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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