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How to use eh in a sentence

40 example sentences · interjection, verb, adjective

Eh means used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said. Example: “These hot dogs are pretty good, eh?”

Examples of eh by meaning

interjectionUsed as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has...

  • These hot dogs are pretty good, eh?

interjectionIn isolation, a request for repetition or clarification of what has just been said.

  • —I've been studying Graphiurus murinus. —Eh? Studying what?

interjectionIn isolation, expressing surprise or confusion.

  • —You're going to be a dad! —Eh? You're joking!

interjectionAn interjection used to ascertain the continued attention of someone addressed by the speaker.

  • I went to the restaurant, eh, but my friends didn't show up.

adjectiveOf mediocre quality; unremarkable.

  • My French fries were eh.

interjectionAn attention grabber.

  • Eh, come here!
  • Eh, what do you have?

adverbUsed to negate the following verb; (am/are/is/do/does) not.

  • And she: "Ay man, watch you one foot ass.1972, Harold Sonny Ladoo, No Pain Like This Body, Toronto, Ont.: Anansi, →ISBN, page 73

More sentences with eh

  • You think I can't beat you in a race, eh? We'll see.From the entry see
  • San Francisco, eh? That's funny, I was there just the other day.From the entry the other day
  • Just one six-pack of beer left, eh? Well, that'll do for this weekend.From the entry that'll do
  • Eh, the car'll be fineish. I mean, it'll still drive at least.From the entry fineish
  • She doesn't like my decorating style, eh? Well, that's because all her taste is in her mouth!From the entry all one's taste is in one's mouth
  • Oh, you like this chair, eh? Well, I got it at D-Mart.From the entry D-Mart
  • You think so, eh? Well what do you know?From the entry what do you know
  • Person A: Great minds think alike, eh?From the entry great minds think alike
  • And did I mention that he is Canajan, eh?From the entry Canajan
  • Eh Polly! Aw do you love thee above a bit.From the entry above a bit
  • Eh, he's got a lot farther to fall to be an actual lolcow.2026 January 9, Eins_Nico, “Congrats Mr. & Mrs. Anus Jomha!”, in r/imisstheoldidubbbz (Reddit post), archived from the original on 01 Feb…. From the entry Dogtober 7th
  • Eh not sure what's more impressive, THAT or watching my Uncle Bennie one throat a dodger dog.2018 January 7, DavidWSlater89, Twitter, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2022. From the entry one-throat
  • And then we finished.” “Hey gringo, you do like jiggy jiggy eh?!”2017, Neil Mapes, From Dementia to Adventure: Travelling around Peru. From the entry jiggy jiggy
  • She's got guts, she 'as, and she's a ferret for your information.” “A ferret, eh?2016, Richard Blackburn, Rise of the Gatekeeper (Book 3 Guardians of the Gate), Lachesis Publishing Inc, →ISBN, page 81. From the entry fesnyng
  • Nothing like a bushman's breakfast to kick the day off, eh?2014, Al Lester, It's A Bit Rugged, Mate. From the entry bushman's breakfast
  • "A bit of a Fulham virgin, eh?"¶ "She will be, unless she finds well, someone."2013, Malcolm Macdonald, The Rich Are With You Always, →ISBN. From the entry Fulham virgin
  • Come back when you've got a couple mair years under yer belt, eh?'2012, Alex Gray, A Pound of Flesh. From the entry naw
  • “Money when we need it, eh?” When they'd actually get the cash was another matter.2012, Keith Blackburn, Changes in a Landscape. From the entry quidsworth
  • "So you've finally come back to me, eh Grandma Matchie?" Lunker chackled.2012, Steven Erikson, The Devil Delivered and Other Tales, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 303. From the entry chackle
  • Eh bien, cornegidouille, écoute-moi bien, ſinon ces meſſieurs te couperont les oneilles.2009 [1896], Alfred Jarry, translated by David Ball, “Ubu the King”, in J. Ellen Gainor, Stanton B. Garner Jr., Martin Puchner, edited by…. From the entry earie
  • If ya gotta do it, do it; but CTFO a little, eh?2006, Joe F. "rb608", “OT: CTFO Rant”, in rec.outdoors.fishing.fly (Usenet). From the entry CTFO
  • "So yel be workin' for the new Mayor, eh?" he said.2005 03, Ronan Scanlan, The Mayor of Castlebridge: An Irish Adaptation of a Thomas Hardy Classic, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 123. From the entry yel
  • We really do have beds equipped with audio-suggestive learning aids.” “Dabbling in super-science, eh?2004 October 30, Jackson Publick & Doc Hammer, “Return to Spider-Skull Island” (13:17 from the start), in The Venture Bros., season 1…. From the entry hoverbike
  • Maybe the waaater from my side, when go inside your spriiing, eh?2004, Juliet S. Kono, Hoʻolulu Park and the Pepsodent Smile and Other Stories, page 96. From the entry waaater
  • 'Who's gunna worry about an old derro found dead in the gutter, eh?2002, Bryce Courtenay, Matthew Flinders' Cat, published 2006, unnumbered page. From the entry derro
  • "Tell them we've paid extra to apologize for the inconvenience, eh?2002, Mil Millington, Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About: A Novel, →ISBN. From the entry good books
  • All you Canadian hosers, let's get some tradin' going on, eh.1998 October 21, Marcel Guay, “Canadian Tradin', eh!”, in rec.music.phish (Usenet), archived from the original on 02 Oct 2025. From the entry ringy
  • I hope I'm not being too much of a hoser, eh, cause my setlist is pretty short.1998 October 21, Marcel Guay, “Canadian Tradin', eh!”, in rec.music.phish (Usenet), archived from the original on 02 Oct 2025. From the entry ringy
  • Since I only have a shoddy understanding of the internet, obviously I need to be educated, eh?1996 October 21, "Phase" <I1700004@VM.SC.EDU>, “Re: What is MUD?”, in rec.games.frp.dnd (Usenet). From the entry educamate
  • Ah should've got E'd up the first time ah made love tae Heather, eh.1996, Irvine Welsh, The Undefeated. From the entry E'd up
  • It's all downhill from here, fnar, fnar, no more horizontal hokey-cokey for you, eh grandad?1994, Joseph O'Connor, The secret world of the Irish male. From the entry fnar
  • Suddenly she wheels around on Boyles. ‘You, flattop – 'ow 'bout a snootful o' nippitatum, eh?1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 283. From the entry nippitatum

Meaning of eh

  1. interjection Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.
  2. interjection In isolation, a request for repetition or clarification of what has just been said.
  3. interjection In isolation, expressing surprise or confusion.

Full definition of eh

Questions about eh in a sentence

How do you use eh in a sentence?
Eh is used as an interjection, verb and adjective. For example: “These hot dogs are pretty good, eh?”
What is a short sentence with eh?
“Eh, come here!”
What does eh mean?
Eh means used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: eh (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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