Umm in A Sentence

    1

    Donald, this is Carmen Pulock ... umm, I mean ... what is your name now?

    2

    The commander marched from Syria through El- Arish, easily took Farama or Pelusitim, and thence proceeded to Bilbeis, where he was delayed for a month; having captured this place, he proceeded to a point on the Nile called Umm Dunain, the siege of which also occasioned him some difficulty.

    3

    The latter is the case of the Virgin's Fountain (Ain Umm ed-Daraj), which is the only natural source of water in the neighbourhood of Jerusalem.

    4

    The name is preserved in a small Roman site in the neighbourhood, Umm Lakis, which probably represents a later dwelling-place of the descendants of the ancient inhabitants of the city.

    5

    The umm Kay is just saying well mm kay.

    6

    Umm, well, they don't turn into toccatas, but they aren't really very good fugues, are they?

    7

    Umm. Well, I think something like 50% of marriages fail - maybe more.