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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

I want to get there early to claim a seat in the front, where I can heckle Simon and Nick.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

Lownie thinks there could be heckles or protests along the way about Epstein, but the King has the capacity to reach out to the US public and to revive a deeper partnership.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 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

Still, there would have been time between heckles for him to step quietly back from us, Introvert the Maintainer and ... well, that was nine-tenths of the problem.

From The Big Time by Leiber, Fritz

It was as secretary of state for culture, media and sport that Burnham was heckled at a memorial service marking the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

During a press conference about the last-ditch rescue effort, veterinarian Janine Bahr‑van Gemmert was heckled by a man who burst through a security cordon.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

When the head of the Lebanese army arrived at the funeral, some in attendance heckled and refused to let the ceremony proceed until he departed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026

Charles has been heckled in the street at recent public events, while Buckingham Palace has said the king has “profound concern” about the allegations against his brother.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

Then some random scythe in the audience heckled.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Within minutes of the young man in Kasenyi sending out his note, a crowd had gathered around the four volunteers, heckling them and shouting insults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 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

More than a few of the National Guard troops, police officers and Homeland Security officers those young Latino activists were heckling have Latino surnames on their uniforms, when they show any identification at all.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2025

We haul it down the driveway and around the corner as the old man’s heckling laugh echoes behind us.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy