How to Use er in a Sentence

er

interjection

• At the end of the day — er, rather the end of the game — a simple adage holds sway.
  — Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2022
• Thank goodness for the cheat sheet, er, mash note, from the chef.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
• Ah, but Ayton was the low-key best part of the show, er, game.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2021
• The birds — er, Allbirds — are singing a sweet, sweet song.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
• More fish died — some at the hands, er, fins of other fish.
  — Washington Post, 21 June 2021
• But don’t, er, sleep on the best sleepwear brands for a good night’s rest.
  — Laura Lajiness, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2021
• The Walking Dead is over, but like the zombies at the heart (er, brains?) of the tale, the franchise lives on.
  — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
• Browns fans are true blue, er -- orange and brown -- and are not afraid to show it.
  — cleveland, 31 Aug. 2021
• And that's the way the cookie – er, make that Cupcake, crumbles.
  — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2021
• David Rubenstein is ready to get his hands dirty — er, wet.
  — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2024
• Of course, that’s not what Brendan had been telling the camera, er, Natasha.
  — oregonlive, 21 Sep. 2021
• Each week, a houseguest will be voted off the island, er, out of the house.
  — oregonlive, 6 July 2021
• For now, the hare—er, Uber—remains very much in the lead, and any fairy-tale ending is years away.
  — Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 19 July 2017
• And, like some, er, other parts of my body, my gums will never quite be the same.
  — Ying Chu, Marie Claire, 5 Aug. 2020
• The hope is to get the balance just right to keep the balloon, er, economy, in a safe place.
  — Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022
• By the encore, Adele was ready to (obliquely) address the elephants in the, er, field.
  — Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 July 2022
• So there's been quite a few members of the Reds roster over the years, er, centuries.
  — Joe Harrington, The Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2022
• Dua dressed to beat the heat in an outfit that’s on every Gen-Z-er’s mood board.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 June 2024
• The pie crust leaves and flowers are just icing on the cake—er, pie—after that.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2020
• Just let 'er rip, like a whale breaching the surface of the ocean and gusting out a great proud plume!
  — Star Tribune, 29 Jan. 2021
• So jump on the bandwagon — er, the Siemens P2000 light rail train car — for a recap.
  — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
• And there may be a new vaccine in town, er, the country: AstraZeneca.
  — Alex Connor, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2021
• Safe to say, this year, like last, will end in Al and the tree becoming fronds — er, friends — once again.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 2 Dec. 2020
• This baseball uniform — er, costume — comes with the dress and attached belt, the hat and even the red socks!
  — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 22 Aug. 2023
• Thanks for giving voice to the song, er, complaint, in our hearts, Schmigadoon.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2021
• Things that were, er, more opulent than a bloody G-string.
  — Andrea Towers, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2022
• Be sure to check back tomorrow to see more adorable pups (er, co-workers) on the job.
  — cleveland, 16 June 2021
• But these are, er, Extreme measures for Fisker that could presage the end of the company.
  — David Meyer, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
• Need a hand hunting down a present that everyone will want to steal—er, swap for?
  — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2024
• In the last 12 months, 36 percent of Rinascente Duomo’s clients purchased beauty products, one out of three customers being a Gen Z-er.
  — Sandra Salibian, WWD, 7 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024