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How to use oops in a sentence

11 example sentences · interjection, noun, verb

Oops means used to acknowledge a small mistake or accident. Example: “Oops! I left the lid off the ketchup.”

Examples of oops by meaning

interjectionUsed to acknowledge a small mistake or accident.

  • Oops! I left the lid off the ketchup.

nounA minor mistake or unforeseen difficulty.

  • It's an oops, but one that's your fault, not your puppy's.2011, Housetraining, →ISBN, page 14
  • We all have experienced “oopses”.2013, Bruce Tucker, Leadership at the Crossroads, →ISBN
  • Isn't she the same woman who works at Wings that you and Billy almost got arrested for helping her with her last little oops?2014, Al Rennie, Clearwater Oops!, →ISBN

More sentences with oops

  • Oops, I just made another typo with my sausage fingers!From the entry sausage finger
  • "Oops, I didn't mean to burn your toast, sorry." That's his tone.2015, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland. From the entry burn one's toast
  • "Oops, I misbubbled, LOL." "Oops, I threw my shoe at you, LOL.2014, Mike McClenathan, PWN the SAT: Math Guide, 3rd edition, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, →ISBN, page 28. From the entry lollercoaster
  • Oops I threw my other one too!2014, Mike McClenathan, PWN the SAT: Math Guide, 3rd edition, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, →ISBN, page 28. From the entry lollercoaster
  • By far the most frequent use of antilibel wording comes in stories involving criminal offenses (oops, make that alleged criminal offenses).1985, David Keith Cohler, Broadcast journalism. From the entry antilibel
  • The Rules is a veritable compost heap of do's and (mostly) don't's for a woman—oops, girl—who wants to master the fine art of womanipulation.2010, Ellen Goodman, Paper Trail: Common Sense in Uncommon Times. From the entry how-to
  • Oops may quite appropriately acknowledge a splash of milk on starched linen from a slight mispour but not a stream of boiling water on the thigh of one's hostess.2016, Ulrike Stange, Emotive Interjections in British English, page 62. From the entry mispour

Meaning of oops

  1. interjection Used to acknowledge a small mistake or accident.
  2. interjection Used to indicate mild surprise or shock.
  3. noun A minor mistake or unforeseen difficulty.

Full definition of oops

Questions about oops in a sentence

How do you use oops in a sentence?
Oops is used as an interjection, noun and verb. For example: “Oops! I left the lid off the ketchup.”
What is a short sentence with oops?
“We all have experienced “oopses”.”
What does oops mean?
Oops means used to acknowledge a small mistake or accident.

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