hoot

Example Sentences

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Crowds hoot and cheer as the contraptions float into the darkening sky, while referees judge the magnificence of their aerial explosions.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

Heard less for the testimony than to hoot at the accompanying circus.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2025

As Dorothy pleads for the Wizard not to fly away without her, we’re distracted by hundreds of waving extras who visibly don’t give a hoot what happens to the girl.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

But if you keep skating, at some point you’ll meet another woman who skates, and then another, and pretty soon you and your “high vibe tribe” won’t give a hoot what anyone thinks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 21, 2025

Ruth May is the type to wear rolled-up Blue Bell jeans to her own funeral, and the twins too, they’ve never cared a hoot what they looked like.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver