How to use er in a sentence

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• The word burger is part of a refactorization of Hamburger (originally Hamburg + er).From the entry refactorization
• Ok, it’s all clear. Let ’er rip.From the entry let rip
• The San Francisco 49ers had their glory days under Joe Montana and may be making a comeback under Alex Smith.From the entry glory days
• He was elt(er)ed wi' gutters fae head to foot.From the entry elt
• Many of the J6ers had never been incarcerated before, and jail came as a shock.2024 September 16, Hanna Rosin, “The Insurrectionists Next Door”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN. From the entry J6er
• Former president Trump called all the J6ers to DC promising it’d be wild.2022 January 20, Kevin Robbins, “Jan. 6 and BLM not the same”, in The Post-Star, volume 118, number 62, Glens Falls, NY, page A4. From the entry J6er
• We'll take 'er duds fer payment — an' I'll 'ave 'er shawl fer a start.2022, Vivian Stuart, The Exiles. From the entry mockered
• "What's 'er say?" 'Er said: "Am yow a Yam Yam?", Ah said "Ar bab, I am!".2019, “Am Yow A Yam Yam”performed by Johnny Cole. From the entry her
• And if she's that good, we'll 'ave ter find a mate for 'er.2016, Richard Blackburn, Rise of the Gatekeeper (Book 3 Guardians of the Gate), Lachesis Publishing Inc, →ISBN, page 81. From the entry fesnyng
• Look at 'er, Jay, 'ave ye ever seen a better dimber mort?2015, Erica Monroe, Beauty and the Rake. From the entry dimber mort
• "Where've you been, you weren't in the toilets," “Just er grabbing some air,” she blushed.2013, Madeline Bell, Gaby - Wunderkind, →ISBN, page 98. From the entry grab some air
• And I bet once I get going on this book, I'll be able to get 'er done.2009, George W. Bush, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, page 41. From the entry get 'er done
• The next pitch was close to my wheelhouse so I just let 'er rip.2007, Alan Schwarz, “Ken Griffey Jr.: On Going Deep with His Father”, in Once upon a Game: Baseball’s Greatest Memories, Boston, Mass.…. From the entry wheelhouse
• "No, er I, er no I didn't mean." He started to go red.2007, C. J. Pendergest, The Videls, Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Pu, →ISBN, page 144. From the entry put-you-up
• The video shows a lap dancer burying the head of a 49ers' staffer in her bosom.2005 June 8, "49ers acknowledge another embarrassing video, USA Today (24 July 2011). From the entry lap dancer
• "I don't care whatchoo tell 'er, fo'real," he said, scooting to the end of the piano bench.2004, John E Fortson, Worship. From the entry whatchoo
• Worse, I spilled coffee down the front of my — er, his — snowy-white shirt.2004, Stephanie Bond, Cover Me - Page 43. From the entry snough
• Oh, ah — er — me wantum Chinkie just come in.2003, Thomas Burke, More Limehouse Nights, →ISBN, page 126. From the entry wantum
• The real problems come from the other two uses of er—its repletive and pronominal uses.2002, Kevin Cook, Dubbel Dutch, page 75. From the entry repletive
• THERE WILL be no Sharpiegate to distract the 49ers this week.2002 October 16, David Steele, “The pen is mightier than 49ers, as long as it's in the end zone”, in SFGate. From the entry Sharpiegate
• På bordet stod det store boller med bidos, som er vanligste retten i alle samiske bryllup.2001, Trym Ivar Bergsmo, translated by Inger-marie Oskal, Boazojahki (overall work in Norwegian Bokmål, Northern Sami, and English)…. From the entry bidos
• Am I glad we finally got rid of all those Klingons—er, present company excepted, of course.1995 October 2, Ira Steven Behr, Robert Hewitt Wolfe, “The Way of the Warrior”, in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, season 4, episode 1, spoken…. From the entry present company excepted
• Only if they begin with un- are they likely to end in -er, as in ‘untrustworthier’.[1994, “comparison of adjectives”, in New English Dictionary and Thesaurus, New Lanark: Geddes & Grosset, →ISBN, page 897, column 2. From the entry untrustworthier
• "If I'm any judge, she must've bin a right little goer in 'er day."1990, Hampton Charles, Advantage Miss Seeton, page 45. From the entry goer
• Don't get me wrong — the Eagles and Foreigner and Earth, Wind & Fire are, er, survivors.1981, Robert Christgau, Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the '70s, as republished (unabridged) in 1990 asRock albums of the '70s…. From the entry '70s
• An' playing' a jeezly good game on top of 'er, jest to make things look legitimit!1976 November 30, John Challis, “Who is this guy?”, in Medium II, Erindale College, page 8. From the entry jeezly
• His professional aides are limited to slightly higher mammals — er — people.1971, Gwendolyn Brooks, Jump bad: a new Chicago anthology, page 71. From the entry hairdress
• “Where did your, er, journey begin?” “Hard by the farm at Hexwood.”1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 107. From the entry hard by
• We've been evading that conclusion because it seems—er—pulpy and penny-dreadfulish; but you can't get around it.1936, Barnaby Ross, Drury Lane's Last Case, republished, March 1946, as by Ellery Queen, Little, Brown, page 250. From the entry penny-dreadfulish
• Miss Helen is the same kind er spender as her maw.1917, Emma Speed Sampson, “Chapter III: The Problem”, in The Carter Girls’ Weekend Camp, published 2017. From the entry millionennium
• Boadicea was a—er—semi-legendary person, whom we may possibly admire at a distance.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados. From the entry Boadicea
• 'Tell'er yu'll gi' 'er a bottle ov rum, missus' insinuated Nungi interestedly.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia…. From the entry interestedly
• The new wave of digital gardens discuss books and movies, with introspective journal entries; others offer thoughts on philosophy and politics.2020 September 3, Basu, Tanya, “Digital gardens let you cultive a bit of the internet”, in MIT Technology Review. From the entry digital garden
• Time will tell if Swaziland—er, eSwatini—has better luck.2018 April 20, Sebastian Modak, “Swaziland Just Changed Its Name to eSwatini”, in Condé Nast Traveler. From the entry Eswatini
• Sam and Bran put their little heads together and discover that Jon Snow’s real name is Jon Sand, er, Aegon Targaryen.2017 August 27, Brandon Nowalk, “Game Of Thrones slows down for the longest, and best, episode of the season (newbies)”, in The Onion AV…. From the entry put heads together

Meaning of er

1. interjection Said when hesitating in speech.
2. verb To utter the word er when hesitating in speech.
3. noun An occurrence of the interjection "er".

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Questions about er in a sentence

How do you use er in a sentence?

Er is used as an interjection, verb and noun. For example: “He ummed and erred his way through the presentation.”

What is a short sentence with er?

“um and er”

What does er mean?

Er means said when hesitating in speech.