heckler
Example Sentences
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Speaking over the occasional heckler, he told the crowd: “My life, your life, all of our lives are better off for the companies and the things that billionaires have done for California.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026
The heckler has been suspended by Ford, the United Auto Workers union told the BBC's US partner, CBS News.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
Youssef grinned, teased the unseen heckler for missing the half-dozen nods he’d already dropped, and finally waved an arm toward the wings: “Put your hands together for Zohran Mamdani!”
From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025
One heckler was removed for loudly ordering the Bolton comic's favourite "garlic bread" one too many times.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025
“Companera Grau has a point,” Celia begins, silencing a heckler, a cousin of Rogelio’s, with a harsh look.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.