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How to use ah in a sentence

40 example sentences · interjection, noun, verb

Ah means an expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, etc. according to uttered inflection. Example: “Ah, I understand now.”

Examples of ah by meaning

interjectionAn expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, etc. according to uttered...

  • Ah, I understand now.
  • Ah! It's good to be back home!
  • Ah, the flowers of spring.

nounAn instance of the interjection ah.

  • the crowd's oohs and ahs at the fireworks

verbTo give a cry of "ah".

  • Mother and dad oohed and ahed over Cindy.2005, T. R. Rhoads, Sinner, Sailor: A Memoir, page 221

particleMarks a yes–no tag question prompting the listener to clarify or confirm something.

  • You’re dyslexic ah?
  • Very busy, ah?1989, Eleanor Wong, Jackson on a Jaunt, or, Mistaken Identities, page 3, lines 49–50
  • Only 2 ft apart considered safe ah?2020 December 4, Notdumb, “Liddat is safe distance ah?”, in SG Talk, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2020

particleReinforces a short, non-rhetorical wh-question.

  • How do you delete this row ah?
  • Who’s going ar?2011 October 23, Rachel Chang, “LifeStyle”, in The Sunday Times, page 15

particleA particle indicating the topic of a sentence from its comment.

  • The drilling upstairs ah, non-stop leh.
  • These fish, ah, anything also eat one.2014, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Singapore Noir, Akashic Books, →ISBN, page 89

particleA confirmative final particle used in the middle of a sentence to ascertain the continued attention of the listener.

  • You know, arh, Isaac—I’ve liked you from the very start, he said.2021, Daryl Qilin Yam, Lovelier, Lonelier, Epigram Books, →ISBN

particleA vocative particle, used for direct address (over telephone calls, or if the addressee is far away).

  • Hello? Joey ah?
  • Susie ah, Emily here ah.1983, Stella Kon, Emily of Emerald Hill, →ISBN, Act 1, page 3

More sentences with ah

  • Ah didn't play butty, ah promise yer. Yo all on yer mek the poor lad yer butty.From the entry butty
  • Ah, here are the cakes and tea; shall I be mother?From the entry be mother
  • Oota ma coupon afore ah gies y' the malky, ya bam.From the entry malky
  • Ah, a discussion of definitional minutia: just my cup of tea!From the entry someone's cup of tea
  • How come so heavy one ah?From the entry one
  • 'So that leng zai, you think he's chup or not?' 'Which one ah?' 'The tall one lah!2022 September 1, Julianne Cheah, The Death of Sally Song, Monsoon Books, →ISBN. From the entry leng zai
  • Ah, I can hear the objectors say, all this is pie in the sky and too expensive.2020 December 2, Christian Wolmar, “Wales offers us a glimpse of an integrated transport policy”, in Rail, page 57. From the entry pie in the sky
  • How come like that, ah?" "You ask me, I ask who?"2020 December 27, Tan Jie Ying, “"The Colour of Glass"”, in Home Groan: A NutMag Anthology, Malaysian Writers Society. From the entry you ask me, I ask who
  • In meme parlance, you may ask “Why?” but ah, an intellectual asks, “What’s the endgame?”2019 April 25, Heather Schwedel, “The Myth of the Endgame”, in Slate. From the entry endgame
  • "Ah, you Moldovans, how undone you came, you spit on holy things".2019, 01:01:09.00 from the start, in Eugen Damaschin, director, Moldova 89-91, spoken by himself (Iurie Roșca), Moldova: MILK Films. From the entry come undone
  • 'Ah, pie him off.' 'He can do one!' 'Give it a rest, Mickey, won't you?'2019 October 17, w:Peter Crouch, I, Robot: How to Be a Footballer 2. From the entry pie off
  • “Ah, um, only the undresser is allowed to touch the undressee.”2016, Linda Andrews, A Time For Us, page 184. From the entry undressee
  • That one ah, the one in here for the towkays and businessmen for conference centres.2015, Neil Humphreys, chapter 9, in Marina Bay Sins, Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions, →ISBN. From the entry merlion
  • Legend: ah, aedeagal hood; ce, cercus; sa, surstylar apodeme; sl, superior lobe; su, surstylus.2015 November 19, “Neotropical Copestylum Macquart (Diptera: Syrphidae) Breeding in Fruits and Flowers, Including 7 New Species”, in PLOS…. From the entry surstylus
  • “Ah, go on, you’re making the other lads feel bad.” But the 4th fella says, “No.2014 Marian Keyes "Antarctic Diary - Part 2" personal website (January 2014). From the entry at
  • “Ah ha ha ha, I am right, I see it in your eyes.2014, Cynthia Kadohata, Half a World Away, →ISBN. From the entry hooligan
  • Ah, and so now after a lifetime of esquivalience you wish to play the hero!2012, Pasha Malla, People Park, House of Anansi Press, published 2012, →ISBN. From the entry esquivalience
  • “Ah, Mr Grave, to what do I owe the pleasure?” said Miss Midge, smiling.2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], “The Midget”, in Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 109. From the entry to what do I owe the pleasure
  • "Ah—" he exclaimed angrily, "somebody tell me why I don't quit you, you big dill pickle!"2012 [1917], Robert W. Chambers, The Dark Star, page 96. From the entry dill pickle
  • “Ah bet she really wants ta go ta town too, but won't cuz o us'uns.2012, Beverly Marsaw, Charlie and Tadpole: The Last Chapter, →ISBN. From the entry us'uns
  • I think ah, they put you here to hentak kaki, know!2011, James Khoo, directed by James Khoo, Hentak Kaki (short film), spoken by Staff Sergeant (NS) Rajendran (P. Muruganandan / Richard Muru). From the entry know
  • There were ohs and ahs, and the people twisted about as they looked for her.2011, Seabert Parsons, The Lost Codex of Palenque, page 240. From the entry oh
  • Ah yes, Polish appetites with their kielbasas, bulka rolls, babka (cakes), and tortes.2010 February, A. K. Buckroth, My Diabetic Soul: An Autobiography, Roseville, Calif.: Prismatic Publishing, →ISBN, page 29. From the entry bulka
  • Ah, I am full weary, lief, let me sleep, Forwandered and walked in this forest.2009, Richard Beadle, Pamela M. King, York Mystery Plays. From the entry forwander
  • “Ah, we have a mammie’s boy here,” they said, and they kicked him another six times.2008, Sheila Stewart, “A Story from Ireland”, in Pilgrims of the Mist: The Stories of Scotland’s Travelling People, Edinburgh: Birlinn…. From the entry mammie's boy

Meaning of ah

  1. interjection An expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, etc. according to uttered inflection.
  2. interjection A syllable used to fill space, particularly in music.
  3. noun An instance of the interjection ah.

Full definition of ah

Questions about ah in a sentence

How do you use ah in a sentence?
Ah is used as an interjection, noun and verb. For example: “Ah, I understand now.”
What is a short sentence with ah?
“Hello? Joey ah?”
What does ah mean?
Ah means an expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, etc. according to uttered inflection.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ah (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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