Get to know Phew better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning. In Dutch this translates to oef.
Phew in a sentence
Phew meaning
- Used to express relief of tension, fatigue, or surprise.
- Used to show disgust.
Using Phew
- The main meaning on this page is: Used to express relief of tension, fatigue, or surprise. | Used to show disgust.
- Possible Dutch translations are: oef, hehe.
- In the example corpus, phew often appears in combinations such as: phew what.
Context around Phew
- Average sentence length in these examples: 16.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 2 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 3 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Phew
- In this selection, "phew" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 16.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tweeting, math, say, hope and sent stand out and add context to how "phew" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at math phew and but phew it s. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "phew" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with phew
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Phew - time for a stretch. (5 words)
Phew, what a week it has been. (7 words)
But, phew, it’s nothing more than a dream. (9 words)
The demise of Klopp’s side was not lost on the official Arsenal Twitter account which, after initially tweeting ‘Phew’, sent their Liverpool counterparts a classy message congratulating the Merseysiders on their own astonishing sequence of results. (37 words)
But the strongest predictor of whether one person got melanoma over another – stronger than burn history, sun exposure or skin type – was the presence of moles on their arms (phew, not me). (32 words)
Though Instagram is up and running again (Phew!), like always, the event triggered a series of reactions on social media. (20 words)
Fix A using C. Then fix B using A. Then fix the vital equipment using B. Phew! (17 words)
As a guy who regularly has sex with a grandma but has no STIs I say, "Phew! (17 words)
Phew, what an intense roller coaster of a month! (9 words)
Example sentences (13)
Phew, what a week it has been.
Phew, I'm exhausted just listing those, let alone spending the money on all of them.
A few stark moments of despair and (phew) hope emerge.
The demise of Klopp’s side was not lost on the official Arsenal Twitter account which, after initially tweeting ‘Phew’, sent their Liverpool counterparts a classy message congratulating the Merseysiders on their own astonishing sequence of results.
The other 10 per cent is having the right skills, which doesn’t mean being good at math (phew!).
Fix A using C. Then fix B using A. Then fix the vital equipment using B. Phew!
Phew - time for a stretch.
As a guy who regularly has sex with a grandma but has no STIs I say, "Phew!
But, phew, it’s nothing more than a dream.
But the strongest predictor of whether one person got melanoma over another – stronger than burn history, sun exposure or skin type – was the presence of moles on their arms (phew, not me).
Phew that was a close call, so stoked to sneak into the finals on the 23rd.
Phew, what an intense roller coaster of a month!
Though Instagram is up and running again (Phew!), like always, the event triggered a series of reactions on social media.
Common combinations with phew
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: