How to Use duh in a Sentence

duh

interjection
  • That sounds like a well, duh, now.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The person who played the best game among all the jurors is myself, duh!
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2021
  • They are told what kinds of posts do best (selfies do really well, duh).
    — Jo Piazza, Town & Country, 10 Mar. 2021
  • The leg press is all about your legs (duh), so all the big muscles in your lower body are involved.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Everyone must be 21 years or older to take this course (duh).
    — Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Love then latches onto the idea of pinning the whole thing on Matthew, which, duh!
    — Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2021
  • One of the requirements was that the couple had to be fans of Adele (which, duh).
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2021
  • The shows are free (duh), and the nonprofit pays artists for their performances.
    — Nicole Cobler, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Hazel opens the envelope to find — yes, duh — divorce papers.
    — Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2021
  • When a new sequel comes out, everyone goes back to watch the original first, duh.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
  • Philip says that any honest parent would and admits quite quickly that Anne is his (no duh).
    — Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 18 Nov. 2020
  • The word, duh is one of the most common articles in the English language.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 23 June 2022
  • The house is haunted (well, duh), and Gabbie and her son are made prisoners inside it.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2023
  • Because Catherine would rather have an alliance with Spain than France, duh.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2020
  • Sandy is starting to have doubts about committing random murder – duh – and wants out but can’t come up with an exit plan.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Sandy is starting to have doubts about committing random murder — duh — and wants out but can’t come up with an exit plan.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2020
  • Well, yeah, duh, everyone feels that way about Jennifer Garner.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 9 June 2021
  • First, as a rule, glasses without stems are used for drinks that contain ice, broadly the case for the rocks (duh) and highball glasses.
    — M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Property Brothers turned out to be a hit (duh) and has since aired in 150 countries.
    — Madison Flager, House Beautiful, 12 Jan. 2023
  • In the movie every nation wants to harness the AI’s power, because duh.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2023
  • After his common-sense approach to a task, Lame extends his arms with his palms facing upward, as if to say duh.
    — Faith Karimi and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN, 2 Oct. 2021
  • But the show is now called Kenan & Kelly, because, duh, Palmer needed a part.
    — Vulture, 4 Dec. 2022
  • There are casinos in Lake Las Vegas — duh — but players better not get caught there this week.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024
  • For one, Leos—especially Leo celebrities—have a flair for theatrics (duh).
    — Glamour, 26 July 2021
  • That’s not to say online gambling is wonderful for the adolescent mind, duh, or to say players should be allowed to bet on their own teams.
    — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Spoilers for the season-three finale of The White Lotus below, duh.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Their purpose seems obvious — to quench thirst, duh — but stage actors get dry mouths, and no Hamlet puts down his sword to pick up an Evian.
    — New York Times, 9 July 2022
  • The cause of the plane’s malfunctions is, duh, random sparks from annoying Dan’s charger starting a fire in cargo.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The show focuses on lower-ranking officers who work in, duh, the lower decks, keeping the ship running while the bridge crew does all the heroics.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 9 Oct. 2020
  • Another iconic Mean Girls pick, channel your inner mouse (duh) and simply add a pair of mouse ears and a tail to a black mini dress.
    — Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2022

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