"And truthfully, being out in front of the people for those six weeks was just, ah , my God, such a Calgon bath. \u2014 Bethonie Butler, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Sarah has just moved from Manchester, N.H., to the smaller Bedford, and in addition to her, ah , precocious vocabulary, she is afflicted with that bedwetting problem. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Another ah -ha moment for employers is that Gen-Z truly is a unique generation. \u2014 Mark C. Perna, Forbes , 8 June 2021",
"Aerosmith started whatever day Steven walked in the door, says Joe Perry, his Boston accent flattening those r\u2019s into ah \u2019s. \u2014 Sarah Grant, SPIN , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Growing in the bark is a welcome but unidentified succulent and ah unwelcome, annoying grass (the reason for weeding). \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The different clips stitched together show the model in a pink velvet bathing suit ( ah , a true sign of an L.A. winter) with frosty pink eye makeup and matching pink butterfly clips pulling her hair back from her face. \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Let passing motorists ooh and ah over this giant inflatable version of your most base, primal desires! \u2014 Johanna Gohmann, The New Yorker , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The film, which centers on a band of survivors trying to outlast a zombie outbreak ( ah , that old chestnut!), was a rather modest affair. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 26 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1509, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection"
"And truthfully, being out in front of the people for those six weeks was just, ah , my God, such a Calgon bath. \u2014 Bethonie Butler, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Sarah has just moved from Manchester, N.H., to the smaller Bedford, and in addition to her, ah , precocious vocabulary, she is afflicted with that bedwetting problem. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Another ah -ha moment for employers is that Gen-Z truly is a unique generation. \u2014 Mark C. Perna, Forbes , 8 June 2021",
"Aerosmith started whatever day Steven walked in the door, says Joe Perry, his Boston accent flattening those r\u2019s into ah \u2019s. \u2014 Sarah Grant, SPIN , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Growing in the bark is a welcome but unidentified succulent and ah unwelcome, annoying grass (the reason for weeding). \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The different clips stitched together show the model in a pink velvet bathing suit ( ah , a true sign of an L.A. winter) with frosty pink eye makeup and matching pink butterfly clips pulling her hair back from her face. \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Let passing motorists ooh and ah over this giant inflatable version of your most base, primal desires! \u2014 Johanna Gohmann, The New Yorker , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The film, which centers on a band of survivors trying to outlast a zombie outbreak ( ah , that old chestnut!), was a rather modest affair. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 26 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1509, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection"
"aha ! so the money was never missing in the first place!",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Interjection",
"Take Ashley Cimone and Moya Annece for example: the two best friends experienced a joint \u2018 aha \u2019 moment while on a trip to India that resulted in creating their luxury accessories brand, ASHYA. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 3 Jan. 2022",
"What was the \u2018 aha \u2019 moment that drove you to quit your job and travel? \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 14 Dec. 2021",
"To start, aha ! will fly each route three times per week using 50-seat Embraer ERJ145 regional jets. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Based on the popular Israeli format originally created by Assi Azar, aha \u2019s Telugu adaptation is produced by Annapurna Studios and directed by Jonathan Edwards. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 9 Sep. 2021",
"At every crossroads, there was a pathway, a coach, an environment contributing to aha moments. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 7 Aug. 2021",
"There was no singular \u2018 aha \u2019 moment that compelled Mark Harlan to fire Larry Krystkowiak late Tuesday afternoon. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Mar. 2021",
"Those who like to read between the lines might say, aha , there\u2019s your starting five. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Aha , here's a whole other way to look at this problem.' \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection",
": in a forward direction or position : forward":[],
": in front":[],
": in or into a leading position in a race or competition":[
"a politician who is running ahead in most polls",
"Josh Carter scored from a yard out and the Pride added a two-point conversion to surge ahead 14-7.",
"\u2014 Cumberland (Maryland) Times-News"
],
": in or into the situation of having a count of more balls than strikes":[
"Albert Pujols got ahead 3-1 and then lined one into the seats in left for his 20th home run of the year and second of the series.",
"\u2014 John Fay"
],
": in or into the situation of having thrown more strikes than balls to a batter":[
"Home run threat Mark Reynolds was up next with the bases loaded, but Colon quickly got ahead 1-2 in the count and struck the third baseman out swinging with a \u2026 fastball.",
"Quite the contrary: The fundamentals suggest values will still be rising at the close of 2022, and keep slogging ahead through next year. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 26 June 2022",
"Clinics in other states, like North Dakota and Idaho, were pressing ahead with services before more state bans took effect, typically in a matter of days or weeks. \u2014 Jennifer Calfas, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
"Lawmakers in Albany, however, are charging ahead in an attempt to rein in crisis pregnancy centers. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
"But the others in my group must be waiting ahead at a tent camp. \u2014 Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 June 2022",
"Verdugo, ahead in the count, 2-0, hammered Bieber 81 mph knuckle curve into the seats in right center for a 3-2 lead. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
"Explore opportunities to add this to the next budget cycle and start planning ahead . \u2014 Mari Carmen Pizarro, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Now, having toured with Snoh Aalegra and with more live dates ahead , the artist is nothing but excited for what\u2019s still to come. \u2014 Fred Sahai, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
"Smart shoppers, this is also your moment to think ahead and recharge your sweater collection before those cool breezes start whipping in. \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 24 June 2022"
