Example sentences for: humbug

How can you use “humbug” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Cold Mountain is advanced humbug.

  • "And even then," James added, "it's all humbug."

  • Australian pidgin acquired a second negative, borak , used as an alternative to baal or in a figurative sense for humbug, nonsense, or rubbish, from Wathawurung, whence came also an exclamation merrygig well done and coolie , a derogatory term for a person who partnered an Aboriginal woman.

  • Dere be plenty humbug by one bad angeli, dem de callam Lucifer.

  • You humbug!


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