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Huh is an English word of 3 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Huh in a sentence

Related words

Huh | Huhtamaki | Huhn | Huheey

Huh meaning

  1. Used to express doubt or confusion.
  2. Used to express amusement or subtle surprise.
  3. Used to reinforce a question.

Using Huh

  • The main meaning on this page is: Used to express doubt or confusion. | Used to express amusement or subtle surprise. | Used to reinforce a question.
  • In the example corpus, huh often appears in combinations such as: huh when, huh so, huh huh.

Context around Huh

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 11.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 16 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 16 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

year 2× shirt 1× dial 1× thinking 1× thank 1× now 1× war 1× makes 1× bind 1× stories 1×

Often after:

becomes 1×

Sentence patterns with Huh

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

a huh huh from the 1× a war huh 1× a year huh 1× apocalyptic today huh 1× be thinking huh 1× before this huh 1× by a huh huh from 1× day makes huh 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all the way 1× and a third 1× basically surrender and 1× during halftime performances 1× for example what 1× good thing i 1×

Common sentence endings:

a war huh 1× a year huh 1× apocalyptic today huh 1× be thinking huh 1× before this huh 1× benefits certain people 1×

Words around Huh

Just before it in the word index:

huguley 2 hugues 9 huguenots 29 huguenot 38 hugs 269 hugoton 6

Just after it in the word index:

huheey 2 huhn 3 huhtamaki 4 hui 114 huia 2 huian 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

afterthought 126 avatars 126 basingstoke 126 bergeron 126 buoyant 126 buttocks 126

Corpus analysis for Huh

  • In this selection, "huh" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 11.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of questions.
  • Around the word, year, shirt, dial and becomes stand out and add context to how "huh" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a huh huh from the and a war huh. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "huh" sits close to words such as afterthought, avatars and basingstoke, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with huh

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

Gee, possibly next year, huh? (5 words)

Almost all environmental stories, huh? (5 words)

Now you may be thinking, "Huh? (6 words)

Longer example sentences

For example, what if a good, honest legislator (funny, huh?) becomes a good, honest leader in our House or Senate – let’s not limit their time there to do good. (30 words)

I know, I know, you have these adorable plans to take over the world every few minutes, but how about we stick to something a little less apocalyptic today, huh? (30 words)

During halftime performances this is accompanied (specifically for the last rank consisting all of 12 bass horns) by a "huh! huh!" from the crowd. (24 words)

Question examples

All the way down to -2C, huh? (7 words)

And a third added: "When are we getting a Mary Earps shirt huh? (13 words)

Basically surrender and allow the terrorists another blackmail in a year, huh? (12 words)

Example sentences (20)

During halftime performances this is accompanied (specifically for the last rank consisting all of 12 bass horns) by a "huh! huh!" from the crowd.

All the way down to -2C, huh?

And a third added: "When are we getting a Mary Earps shirt huh?

Basically surrender and allow the terrorists another blackmail in a year, huh?

Gee, possibly next year, huh?

Good thing I got it on speed dial, huh?

Huh, I guess if the guy stayed on trail?

Huh, it’s almost like freedom of thinking and speech only benefits certain people.

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Huh, not a single drag queen or trans person in sight.

Now you may be thinking, "Huh?

So that’s who we have to “thank,” huh?

So what was Russia moaning about for months before this, huh?

So, you're single now, huh?

There might have been a war, huh?

What a difference a day makes, huh?

Wow, seems this Isaac guy is now in a real bind, huh?

Almost all environmental stories, huh?

For example, what if a good, honest legislator (funny, huh?) becomes a good, honest leader in our House or Senate – let’s not limit their time there to do good.

I guess the kidding around is pretty much over, huh?

I know, I know, you have these adorable plans to take over the world every few minutes, but how about we stick to something a little less apocalyptic today, huh?

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Common combinations with huh

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "huh" in a sentence?
An example: "During halftime performances this is accompanied (specifically for the last rank consisting all of 12 bass horns) by a "huh! huh!" from the crowd." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "huh" from authentic English texts.
What does "huh" mean?
Huh means: Used to express doubt or confusion.
How many example sentences with "huh" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "huh", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.