booing

Example Sentences

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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Among the many rules at Augusta National — no cell phones, no booing, no lying in the grass — patrons are not allowed to run.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

In a strange and angry pocket of the Tartan Army, there is a section of Scotland supporters who have taken to booing the head coach and the team.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Hundreds of people turned up for the trial into the 2023 train collision that left 57 dead, leading to angry complaints from lawyers that the venue was "insultingly" unsuitable, and booing from family relatives.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Despite the audience booing at the 1853 premiere, which Verdi and his librettist, Francesco Maria Piave, called “a fiasco,” “Traviata” has never strayed long from the stage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Piggy held up the conch and the booing sagged a little, then came up again to strength.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding