hoot
Example Sentences
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"But the kid inside of you wants to break out and just hoot and holler."
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
De Angelis and Waltz are also a hoot together, she as a heaving, hissing vampire bride who can’t stop licking her chops, he as a bone-dry vampire hunter dedicated to his investigation.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
But if you keep skating, at some point you’ll meet another woman who skates, and then another, and pretty soon you and your “high vibe tribe” won’t give a hoot what anyone thinks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 21, 2025
We can be sure it’s not because her audience gives a hoot about French politics.
From Salon • Aug. 15, 2025
As she started after him something struck her hoot and she looked around to see Zit, Zat, and Sister at her heels.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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