Sentence examples for er from inspiring English sources

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er

verb

To utter the word "er" when hesitating in speech, found almost exclusively in the phrase um and er.

  • He ummed and erred his way through the presentation.

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"Er... the referee missed some key decisions... er... we should definitely have been awarded a penalty... we were definitely the better side," he told me.

But despite the dire warnings from the right (er, people who are supposed to believe in free markets no less) the indications are that there will be no sudden influx of Balkan builders.

It is not so long since he was castigating Miliband for, er, wanting to interfere with the sacred freedom of energy companies to indulge in naked profiteering.

The Green party sought to play down Ryan's remarks, pointing out that he was not precluding anyone from voting for Fianna Fáil if they wanted to... but, er, well, it was up the punters at the end of the day who they gave number two on the ballot paper to.

(Free) Will Sharknado 2 jump the, er, shark?

Even the pronunciation can be a challenge; try replacing the "er" sound in "shower" with "me" (that is, "sh-ow-me").

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So we don't question whether or not Chicago needs to become smarter or savvy-er in its use of technology, it just simply is the only way we'll be able to meet the demands of our residents".

Estradiol, the commonest variety of the hormone, acts on two types of receptors, ER-alpha and ER-beta.

Mr Ass laid out the "Great One" with the Fame-Ass-Er and then waved the woman into the ring.

While taking a look at the new er) face of the Nashville Predators, post-trade deadline, I noted they were buying players in what, on the surface, seemed an almost Moneyball kind of approach.

That way we can cede the centre to the social democrats in New er) Labour and the Lib Dem rump and concentrate on building a mass movement that represents the aspirations of millions of people for a radical alternative.

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