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Ripple’s creators pitched it as a way to help people meet in person—the old-fashioned way, with, um, one minor difference.
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Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2024
Instead, it was labeled based on activities like live, rest, and… um… nourish.
—Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
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Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2024
Instead, it was labeled based on activities like live, rest, and… um… nourish.
—Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for um
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“Um.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/um. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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um
interjectiona prolonged
m 
sound, əm
—used to express hesitation
well, um, I don't know
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