How to Use er in a Sentence

er

interjection
Definition of ernext
  • So all those cute dog pics everyone has been posting are telling only one part of the tail, er, tale.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2021
  • And there may be a new vaccine in town, er, the country: AstraZeneca.
    — Alex Connor, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Add a pop of playful pattern to your kiddo’s space — er, or maybe your closet, bathroom or kitchen pantry!
    — Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 1 Apr. 2021
  • This video will take you deep into the catacombs—er, honeycombs—of insect aging.
    — Joel Goldberg, Science | AAAS, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Not only to protect them but to protect us, which no other f---er would do except underwriters.
    — Eve Barlow, EW.com, 27 May 2021
  • Sunday was dreadful, this coming Sunday could be dreadful-er and the weeks that follow promise to be dreadful-est.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2021
  • To kick these things involving a manger off, the producers tapped a familiar face, er, hand to create the couch gag: Bill Plympton.
    — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Shop some of our favorite makeup brush cleansers below, and set a friendly reminder on your calendar to actually wash them more than, er, once every six months or so.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2021
  • The recruiting circus, er, circuit in college athletics returned to normal this week after a pandemic disruption.
    — Star Tribune, 3 June 2021
  • Below, take a look at House Beautiful’s long list of ex-lovers—er, favorite T-Swift music video dwellings—where there are certainly no blank spaces.
    — Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 22 Apr. 2021
  • At the end of the day — er, rather the end of the game — a simple adage holds sway.
    — Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Thank goodness for the cheat sheet, er, mash note, from the chef.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Ah, but Ayton was the low-key best part of the show, er, game.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2021
  • The birds — er, Allbirds — are singing a sweet, sweet song.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
  • More fish died — some at the hands, er, fins of other fish.
    — Washington Post, 21 June 2021
  • But don’t, er, sleep on the best sleepwear brands for a good night’s rest.
    — Laura Lajiness, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2021
  • The Walking Dead is over, but like the zombies at the heart (er, brains?) of the tale, the franchise lives on.
    — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Browns fans are true blue, er -- orange and brown -- and are not afraid to show it.
    — cleveland, 31 Aug. 2021
  • And that's the way the cookie – er, make that Cupcake, crumbles.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2021
  • David Rubenstein is ready to get his hands dirty — er, wet.
    — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2024
  • Of course, that’s not what Brendan had been telling the camera, er, Natasha.
    — oregonlive, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Each week, a houseguest will be voted off the island, er, out of the house.
    — oregonlive, 6 July 2021
  • The hope is to get the balance just right to keep the balloon, er, economy, in a safe place.
    — Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022
  • By the encore, Adele was ready to (obliquely) address the elephants in the, er, field.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 July 2022
  • So there's been quite a few members of the Reds roster over the years, er, centuries.
    — Joe Harrington, The Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2022
  • So jump on the bandwagon — er, the Siemens P2000 light rail train car — for a recap.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
  • This baseball uniform — er, costume — comes with the dress and attached belt, the hat and even the red socks!
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Thanks for giving voice to the song, er, complaint, in our hearts, Schmigadoon.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Things that were, er, more opulent than a bloody G-string.
    — Andrea Towers, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Competition law chief Matthew Bye is also saying, er, goodbye—and again, his post will not be filled.
    — Bydavid Meyer, Fortune, 5 June 2024

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