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Numerous attempts to shoo them away, including Sampras batting his racquet at them, failed, and the match had to be suspended.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Harbor staff try to ease them along to the 42 floats built to accommodate the creatures and they use big wooden panels, called herding boards, to gently shoo them away from the boat docks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

In some cases, residents have tried to shoo away dogs from feeding spots to discourage people from providing them food.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2025

The grave became a place of veneration, then a site of controversy in the early 2000s when Little Round Top’s owner began to shoo away the curious.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025

I’m not sure how she feels about bees, so I shoo it away quickly.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Chewbacca shoos the Porgs away so he can eat in peace.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2024

The guard occasionally shoos patrons away because it's a restricted area.

From Golf Digest ● Apr. 8, 2019

Before she shoos the reporter out, she says: “I will only speak when my son is here. My son is more important to me than money. The media are making a mockery of my life.”

From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2017

He shoos away reporters’ questions on the politics of all of this.

From Time ● Jan. 8, 2016

I quickly get up to help her, but she shoos me away.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

The man disappeared around a corner as security guards shooed the lawyer back to another room.

From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2025

After taking a few laps of the gore, it gets shooed away.

From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2024

Two officers arrived a short time later and shooed the owl away by shining a flashlight in its eyes, Aaron said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2024

And for two days, Ohtani fans followed this same pattern, running down toward the dugouts in the dozens between each half inning, getting shooed away from the aisles once play resumed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2023

Ms. Jen shooed it away and tried to pat Big Rose’s shoulder, but that girl ducked away from her.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

He shouted out his words, not at all the joyful warrior of Harris-Walz fashion, but more like a cranky old man shooing kids off his lawn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024

Generally, the person who invited you to the party is responsible for connecting unfamiliar folks, but sometimes your host is uncorking bottles and shooing away mynah birds.

From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2023

The bears chomped on doughnut holes and other pastries, ignoring the banging on the side of the van that was aimed at shooing them away, Deano said.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2023

The movie bakes in Griffin shooing a bunch of handlers out of the room so that he can answer that it’s just a few.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2023

“Move along, don’t dawdle here,” one of the sailors from our ship says, shooing us away as we gaze around with amazement and fear and try to gather our strength.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar