—used to express delight, relief, regret, or contempt
Ah, finished at last!
less common spelling of aah
: to exclaim in amazement, joy, or surprise
oohing and aahing at the fireworks
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ampere-hour
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anno hegirae
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arts and humanities
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Examples of ah in a Sentence
Interjection
ah—so that's the way it is!
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Nov. 2024
One particularly dedicated fan — a young Taiwanese woman — visits every year or so, to ooh and ah at the new additions to the collection.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
So, ah, have a super weird family Thanksgiving everyone!
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
All episodes were written by a combination of Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (ah, Smallville flashbacks), Kayla Alpert, April Blair and Matt Lambert.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Interjection
The average number of incomplete sentences or significant pauses per minute (which includes um’s and ah’s).
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Nov. 2024
One particularly dedicated fan — a young Taiwanese woman — visits every year or so, to ooh and ah at the new additions to the collection.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
So, ah, have a super weird family Thanksgiving everyone!
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
All episodes were written by a combination of Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (ah, Smallville flashbacks), Kayla Alpert, April Blair and Matt Lambert.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for ah
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“Ah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ah. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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