How do you use Oof in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Oof in a sentence
Oof meaning
- A sound mimicking the loss of air, as if someone's solar plexus had just been struck.
- Synonym of ouch (“expressing sympathy at another's pain, shock at a high price, etc.”).
Using Oof
- The main meaning on this page is: A sound mimicking the loss of air, as if someone's solar plexus had just been struck. | Synonym of ouch (“expressing sympathy at another's pain, shock at a high price, etc.”).
Context around Oof
- Average sentence length in these examples: 14.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Oof
- In this selection, "oof" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 14.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, thought, yelling, relate, madone, nearly and pearl stand out and add context to how "oof" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and oof it could and but oof some of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "oof" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with oof
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Oof, here comes the collective existential crisis! (7 words)
I thought 'oof, the goalkeeper is hungry'. (7 words)
And oof, it could be a stiff one. (8 words)
U.S. Navy Sailors carry the casket oof Pearl Harbor veteran Durell Wade out of Pryor Funeral Home for the procession from Calhoun City to the North Mississippi Veterans Cemetery in Kilmichael. (32 words)
Immediately upon seeing Tony hooked up with tubes and a ventilator, Paulie can't help but exclaim in horror, yelling, "Oof, madone! (22 words)
Oof, and his brash disclaimer– “I don’t want to speak ill of my bitches here”–made you wince. (19 words)
Oof, here comes the collective existential crisis! (7 words)
Immediately upon seeing Tony hooked up with tubes and a ventilator, Paulie can't help but exclaim in horror, yelling, "Oof, madone! (22 words)
Example sentences (11)
And oof, it could be a stiff one.
Oof, here comes the collective existential crisis!
Still, the idea that another half-dozen people have come forward against the singer is just… oof.
But, oof, some of the other choices were ill-advised.
I thought 'oof, the goalkeeper is hungry'.
Immediately upon seeing Tony hooked up with tubes and a ventilator, Paulie can't help but exclaim in horror, yelling, "Oof, madone!
Oof, and his brash disclaimer– “I don’t want to speak ill of my bitches here”–made you wince.
While others told me they couldn’t relate (oof), they recommended that I practice being compassionate to myself.
Oof, I guess that means I’m up.
Oof, nearly a beautiful fifth try for Wales.
U.S. Navy Sailors carry the casket oof Pearl Harbor veteran Durell Wade out of Pryor Funeral Home for the procession from Calhoun City to the North Mississippi Veterans Cemetery in Kilmichael.