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Some blame the rising price of tickets, saying theatergoers feel entitled to misbehave in the same way sports fans feel the price of admission buys them the right to heckle players.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Arizona and Arizona State fans once used the term to heckle him, but the taunts had the opposite of their intended effect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025

"Couldn't be more fun to have him heckle me on the golf course. The nicest guy you could know. Genius of a comedian. And a true sweetheart Perfect combo," Sandler wrote.

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2024

Even back in 2022, when Boebert and Greene presented as a Karen power duo out to heckle President Joe Biden, I was skeptical that their alliance would last long.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2023

Stanton could think on her feet, and she refused to be intimidated by those who dared to heckle her as she spoke.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Despite heckles from a small group of people near to Rowley who were calling for him to resign, the commissioner said the police is doing its best to protect the Jewish community.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

“Your job as a bench warmer is to come up with the heckles against the other team. I took pride in writing insults to hurl at other 15-year-olds,” Wood recalled in a recent Zoom interview.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2024

Of course, hecklers could submit their heckles via email or interview but not heckle directly at our duly elected president.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2023

The reason, he said, is that he would expect an order from a group that cheers for the visitor and heckles the home team would be rejected.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2023

When splintered, there is inner vortex which spirals and heckles mercilessly, relentlessly.

From Rhyme and Reason; a Compilation of Verses, Rhymes and Senses by Dom

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has been heckled on a visit to the area of the country worst hit by wildfires, as blazes continue to cause further deaths and evacuations across Europe.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

He once heckled Anne Sexton at a poetry reading.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

A woman heckled the mayor just as he was about to speak and accused city leadership of ignoring concerns of Muslim and Palestinian communities.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

Angry protesters jeered and heckled Sir Keir when he visited Golders Green to meet Jewish volunteer organisations and first responders on Thursday.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

I tried to defend the play and I was heckled down.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Since the fall, Charles has faced heckling about his brother during public appearances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

I was not heckling or mocking, but what followed was immediate — and instructive.

From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025

One federal agent saw the patrollers, turned up his music, and began heckling the group as he rode in.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025

Sharma says heckling of women for their clothing is unheard of in Rishikesh, a city in the Himalayan foothills on the banks of Ganges river.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025

I turned my attention away from the woman heckling me as the soldiers paraded down the aisle with military precision.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals