How to Use um in a Sentence

um

interjection

• All the way, all the way back to the…them um… the last car.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2022
• And then, um — opened the door … and pushed her out the door.
  — Anne-Marie Green, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2023
• The car turned in front of me and um seems to be like flipped over.
  — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2022
• Pound for pound, the no-see-um, or biting midge, may be the worst of the lot.
  — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 4 Dec. 2020
• There's been, um, a bit of action at the top of the ticket the last few weeks.
  — Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 29 July 2024
• And, um, pro tip, keep your dish towel away from the flame.
  — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 3 Nov. 2023
• In this case, um, there were no cliffs or hills where her car was found.
  — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 16 July 2024
• But using the black and white keys on a piano as a metaphor is…um...
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 13 May 2021
• As the shot widens, finish off your video by, um, humping the air.
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2020
• As for that one who should give his job to Newton, well, um.
  — Terence Moore, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021
• The line changes, um, continue with four in and four out on plays.
  — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2024
• For Sydney McLaughlin, the month has been a bit, um, busy.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 16 Aug. 2021
• The sourdough bread-making boom has caused yeast and flour sales to, um, rise.
  — Jenni Avins, Quartz, 6 June 2020
• So by the first day of summer, Crossed off three outta five of the great lakes, um, on my list.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 23 June 2022
• There are plenty of players from the, um, not-so-great but good ol’ days that are left off the list.
  — Michael Rand, Star Tribune, 30 July 2020
• The skies—and, um, climate change—don’t care about your loafers, chukkas or sneakers.
  — Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2023
• It’s one thing to be happy after the best win in the Zac Taylor, um, Era.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2021
• Bruce Rivers: … there was, um, uh, gunshot residue on her left hand.
  — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024
• Yes, Carlisle is now Great White’s new dude, um, frontman.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 26 Oct. 2022
• And, um, Zachary Smith did a great job and the headline was so enticing.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
• That this one has two zones (for reds and whites) is a nice bonus for all my, um, quick turnaround wine.
  — Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 27 Nov. 2023
• The crew lubed up the giant Johnson for easy... um, access.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2022
• And, um, Charlotte joins the entourage of a movie star named Wiley Ford?
  — Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2024
• All of these things are true of Rux's 70L, um, packing system.
  — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2022
• So, um, what if nobody wants to come out of the rotation?
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023
• But everyone did such a great job, so, um, big shout to all the members.
  — Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 8 July 2024
• Does offensive line coach Joe Rudolph get a piece of the, um, action?
  — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2021
• So that's, um, kind of the dark, ominous future people talk about.
  — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
• This little grill from Char-Broil checks all (um, two) of his boxes.
  — Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 28 Mar. 2024
• Just standing straight again can be a real, um, stretch.
  — Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 22 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Dec 2024