How to Use uh-oh in a Sentence
uh-oh
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But then came the actual kickoff, and … uh-oh.
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Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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This uh-oh situation will keep you sidelines for a lot longer, likely months.
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Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The second the couple shows up at this quaint cabin in the woods, your uh-oh buttons start getting mashed.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Nov. 2025
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There was … no, not that year … and no, not that year … and, uh-oh … turns out that answer is, somehow or other, never.
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Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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One assumes it’s taken this long to find a neurologist who will get silly about a serious exam designed to find the fine line between normal aging and the big uh-oh of dementia.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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