How to use oh in a sentence
40 example sentences · interjection, noun, verb
Oh means expression of surprise. Example: “Oh! I didn't see you there.”
Examples of oh by meaning
interjectionExpression of surprise.
- Oh! I didn't see you there.
interjectionExpression of wonder, amazement, or awe.
- Oh, wow! That's amazing.
interjectionExpression of understanding, affirmation, recognition, or realization.
- Oh, so that's how it works.
interjectionA word to precede an annoyed remark.
- Oh, leave me alone.
interjectionA word to precede an added or offhand comment or afterthought.
- Oh, and don't forget your coat.
- What if he says, "Oh, I need to see your ID"?
interjectionExclamation for drama or emphasis.
- Oh, when will it end?
interjectionExpression of pain. See ouch.
- Oh! That hurt.
interjectionSpace filler or extra syllable, especially in (popular) music.
- I'm off with the raggle-taggle gypsy-oh.1968, MacKinlay Kantor, Beauty Beast
More sentences with oh
- Oh, boy! I can't wait to tell my friends about this!From the entry oh boy
- Oh, boy. This is going to be a lot of work.From the entry oh boy
- I had to get up at oh dark thirty to catch a plane.From the entry oh dark thirty
- Oh how I long for this pandemic to end so we can go dancing again.From the entry long for
- Oh, don't put the empty milk jug in that bin—that one's for garbage.From the entry garbage
- Oh chuff off! I'm so chuffing fed up with all of the spam posts on my timeline.From the entry chuff
- Oh, that boy, he's a caution! He does make me laugh.From the entry caution
- Oh, don't mind him: he's usually up in La-La Land, with all his silly ideas and whatnot.From the entry la-la land
- Oh, great, the handle just broke—well, we're really all at sea now, aren't we?From the entry at sea
- Oh, today's Cyrell's bday. We hella sang her happy birthday at the spot.From the entry hella
- Jones has gone oh for on his scoring opportunities this season.From the entry oh for
- Yesterday's oh for made him overly aggressive today at the plate.From the entry oh for
- Oh, man, did you see her?! Dayum! She was hella fine!From the entry dayum
- Oh, for crying out loud, get off the computer! You've been on there for ages!From the entry for crying out loud
- Oh, you were on a TV game show? How did you make out?From the entry make out
- Oh, you have this game too? We should co-op some time.From the entry co-op
- Get the party started at the rendezvous at oh six hours.From the entry rendezvous
- Oh, yeah, there was a police car outside the building for some reason.From the entry oh yeah
- Oh, man, I wish we didn't have to clean up the whole house.From the entry oh man
- Oh yeah, they're a real class act; they left their garbage all over the grass.From the entry class act
- Oh, they were serving croque-monsieurs, now were they? Ooh la la.From the entry ooh la la
- Oh, put a lid on it already! I heard you the first fourteen times.From the entry put a lid on it
- Oh, that's right. You said that yesterday, didn't you? I have a mind like a sieve.From the entry mind like a sieve
- I had to get up at oh dark hundred to catch a plane.From the entry oh dark hundred
- Oh for a hotel on the oceanside and lobster or crab at every dinner!From the entry oceanside
- Oh, you never let the cat out? Then I suppose those kittens were a virgin birth.From the entry virgin birth
- Oh, it's on now, for sure. Those boys are about to get smoked real good.From the entry it's on
- Oh, it's on now, for sure. Those ribs are about to get smoked real good.From the entry it's on
- Oh my Goddess, I cannot believe that just crawled out of the sink!From the entry oh my Goddess
- Oh, no, not another ship war between members of Team Edward and Team Jacob.From the entry ship war
- Oh my God, I got cheap tickets to the Beyoncé concert! I can’t even!From the entry can't even
Meaning of oh
- interjection Expression of surprise.
- interjection Expression of wonder, amazement, or awe.
- interjection Expression of understanding, affirmation, recognition, or realization.
Questions about oh in a sentence
- How do you use oh in a sentence?
- Oh is used as an interjection, noun and verb. For example: “Oh! I didn't see you there.”
- What is a short sentence with oh?
- “Oh! That hurt.”
- What does oh mean?
- Oh means expression of surprise.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: oh (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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