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Examples of ugh in a Sentence
ugh, this oven desperately needs to be cleaned
Recent Examples on the Web
Few sane people breathlessly follow the start of the legislative session, because ugh.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024
Problem is, installing a pool is expensive… and time-consuming… and, ugh, such a headache.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 30 July 2024
He’s changed the date on me four times already, but all within the same week (ugh).
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 10 June 2024
Save Getting a Pap smear isn’t among my favorite things to do, ranking somewhere between eating cauliflower (ugh) and going to the dentist (worse).
—Gemma Correll, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
The only time my Fourth of July celebrations have been kind of ugh is when I’ve been forced to share the day with people who don’t embrace my Independence Day aesthetic.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
Instead, as Girlie (ugh) and Clark settle into their ride — much of it set to a bracingly overdramatic score from Dickon Hinchcliffe, all of it impressively designed to fit inside Clark’s beat up cab — the two start to test each other.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
The second season sees our brilliant band dealing with money troubles (ugh, capitalism), a rival Muslim girl group and rom-com shenanigans in the most charming, delectable way possible.
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—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
The first day of the session usually comes with dustups and news conferences and a lot of virtue signaling — which, again, no sane person would breathlessly follow, because ugh.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1678, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Ugh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ugh. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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