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How to use ugh in a sentence

12 example sentences · interjection

Ugh means used to express repugnance, disgust, or annoyance. Example: “Ugh! The bread in the pantry has gone moldy.”

Examples of ugh by meaning

interjectionUsed to express repugnance, disgust, or annoyance.

  • Ugh! The bread in the pantry has gone moldy.
  • Ugh, you can't take that bitch nowhere2023, “Paint The Town Red”, in Scarlet, performed by Doja Cat

interjectionUsed to express inarticulate vocalisations, such as used by a caveman.

  • "Ugh!" said one abruptly and pointed.1921, H.G. Wells, “The Grisly Folk”, in Selected Short Stories, published 1958, page 291

More sentences with ugh

  • Ugh. If there's one thing I can't stand it's cheesy vinyl siding.From the entry siding
  • Ugh, who just beefed in here?From the entry beef
  • Ugh, I wasted the whole day at the Garfield museum.” “I got a hat.”2016 June 6, Teresa Hsiao, “Garfield and Friends” (6:08 from the start), in American Dad!, season 13, episode 19, spoken by Klaus Heisler…. From the entry totes
  • Ugh and double-ugh!” Elsa was trying to wipe dough off her face and away from her mouth.2015, Zanzibar 7 Schwarznegger, Veneri Verbum - Page 73. From the entry untaste
  • Backwards or forwards (or sideways) Foo ((ugh)) and Ghu ((!)) cannot be united!1951 November, Pike Pickens, “Sez You”, in Quandry, number 15, archived from the original on 07 Jun 2011. From the entry foo
  • Sounding like a human, ugh; that's table stakes.2016, Geoffrey Colon, Disruptive Marketing: What Growth Hackers, Data Punks, and Other Hybrid Thinkers Can Teach Us About Navigating the…. From the entry table stakes
  • Below, answers to all your questions about getting rid of your chacne (ugh, never mind), so you can go back to worrying about bigger problems.2020 May 13, Brooke Shunatona, “Chest Acne: How to Get Rid of and Prevent Breakouts on Your Boobs”, in Cosmopolitan, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry chacne
  • His oh-so-witty (ugh) remarks on the loud hailer constitute one more proof that this instrument has minimal value on a pleasure boat.1971 July–August, Capt. Jacque Cestlabote, “Restrain Sloan Wilson!”, in Boating, →ISSN, page 8. From the entry oh so
  • I might call it gigantic - tentacled - proboscidian - octopus-eyed - semi-amorphous - plastic - partly squamous and partly rugose - ugh!1933, H. P. Lovecraft, Hazel Heald, Out of the Aeons. From the entry squamous

Meaning of ugh

  1. interjection Used to express repugnance, disgust, or annoyance.
  2. interjection Used to express inarticulate vocalisations, such as used by a caveman.

Full definition of ugh

Questions about ugh in a sentence

How do you use ugh in a sentence?
Ugh is used as an interjection. For example: “Ugh! The bread in the pantry has gone moldy.”
What is a short sentence with ugh?
“"Ugh!" said one abruptly and pointed.”
What does ugh mean?
Ugh means used to express repugnance, disgust, or annoyance.

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