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Ahem is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Ahem in a sentence

Related words

Ahem | Ahemba

Ahem meaning

  1. The sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat.
  2. Demanding attention.
  3. Expresses disapproval or annoyance.

Using Ahem

  • The main meaning on this page is: The sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat. | Demanding attention. | Expresses disapproval or annoyance.
  • In the example corpus, ahem often appears in combinations such as: and ahem, to ahem, the ahem.

Context around Ahem

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

someone 1× keeping 1× masters 1× israeli 1× divorce 1× ask 1× doing 1×

Often after:

follow 1× serve 1× stay 1× etchings 1× customize 1× tel 1× definitely 1× trying 1× defender 1× present 1×

Sentence patterns with Ahem

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

ahem definitely not 1× ahem follow the 1× an israeli ahem tel avivian 1× and ask ahem how will 1× are doing ahem 1× at their ahem etchings 1× before someone ahem found inspiration 1× can then ahem customize 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a plump dry 1× ahem definitely not 1× and crucially we 1× architect anthony burke 1× as a five 1× first a lunchtime 1×

Common sentence endings:

ahem serve up 1× ahem stay relevant 1× and ahem present 1× and an autozone 1× are decidedly unqualified 1× are doing ahem 1×

Words around Ahem

Just before it in the word index:

aheer 6 ahed 17 ahearne 6 ahearn 13 ahead 16.405 ahea 2

Just after it in the word index:

ahemba 4 ahenkorah 12 ahenkro 5 ahenobarbus 11 ahepa 13 aher 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

acolytes 46 acv 46 afolabi 46 agape 46 ainge 46 airpower 46

Corpus analysis for Ahem

  • In this selection, "ahem" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, someone, keeping, masters, follow, serve and stay stand out and add context to how "ahem" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ahem definitely not and ahem follow the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ahem" sits close to words such as acolytes, acv and afolabi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ahem

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Ahem… follow the money folks! (5 words)

Ahem, definitely not the second thing. (6 words)

Or maybe "here is your *ahem* clone. (7 words)

Longer example sentences

And, crucially, we’ve got the time to work it all out (if you’re not, ahem, trying to hold down a full time job and an unplanned side hustle as a primary school teacher for which you are decidedly unqualified). (41 words)

As a five-year plan, look to pin down the platform as a basis for customization to meet your business goals, rather than trying to get your custom solutions into a coherent platform that you can then, ahem, customize. (39 words)

A plump, dry and citrussy white such as the fresh, fragrant and fabulously fruity 2022 Pinot Gris Gisborne (£7.99, Lidl) may be the one to, ahem, serve up. (29 words)

Question examples

We sit patiently, apologetically, and wait for someone to mildly cough (that should clear a room) and ask: “Ahem, how will the art scene survive Covid-19? (27 words)

Exclamation examples

Ahem… follow the money folks! (5 words)

Example sentences (20)

Ahem… follow the money folks!

A plump, dry and citrussy white such as the fresh, fragrant and fabulously fruity 2022 Pinot Gris Gisborne (£7.99, Lidl) may be the one to, ahem, serve up.

One resident is, ahem, a concept store called Sioux.

So it took a little over three decades before someone *ahem* found inspiration here.

Some said she was merely attacking Trump to, ahem, stay “relevant”.

And it's absolutely a feature worth keeping (ahem) on as it continues to evolve over time.

Architect Anthony Burke often gets people slipping him their house designs or asking him to take a look at their, ahem, etchings.

As a five-year plan, look to pin down the platform as a basis for customization to meet your business goals, rather than trying to get your custom solutions into a coherent platform that you can then, ahem, customize.

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First, a lunchtime variety bill featuring one Cockney MC, two masters (ahem) of improvisation, and three stand-ups.

Of course, not everything in the past year has been easy, especially for an Israeli — ahem, Tel Avivian — restaurant.

Ahem, definitely not the second thing.

And, crucially, we’ve got the time to work it all out (if you’re not, ahem, trying to hold down a full time job and an unplanned side hustle as a primary school teacher for which you are decidedly unqualified).

Five years later, I was struggling to write a second one – a comic novel about young divorce (ahem).

He wasn’t just the nominee, he was the — ahem — ‘Defender of Western Civilization’ according to tween heartthrob and Turning Point USA frontman Charlie Kirk,” Wilson writes.

In his ruffled shirt, gold watch and pinkie ring Pattinson’s preacher oozes the lustful hypocrisy of famous American preachers past and, ahem, present.

One of the largest targets was—ahem—Target, which was looted and defaced, as well as other local businesses, affordable housing units, and an AutoZone.

Or maybe "here is your *ahem* clone.

We sit patiently, apologetically, and wait for someone to mildly cough (that should clear a room) and ask: “Ahem, how will the art scene survive Covid-19?

While some celebrity parents opted for like Jacob and Matthew, some went a (ahem, Psalm), and others chose gender-neutral names, like Atlas.

You are still completing of your assignments on time—that is much more than many of my students are doing (ahem).

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Common combinations with ahem

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ahem" in a sentence?
An example: "Ahem… follow the money folks!" This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "ahem" from authentic English texts.
What does "ahem" mean?
Ahem means: The sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat.
How many example sentences with "ahem" are there?
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