jeer

Example Sentences

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She brackets the body of her book with chapters that acknowledge the predicament of the modern parent—and offer encouragement—but otherwise she has written straight history that seeks to inform rather than to jeer or blame.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

By the time the visitors made it out to inspect the pitch, there were Newcastle fans gathered to jeer them some more.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

One can hear every squeak of the shoes, every jeer from the loudmouths, every direction from the coaches.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

Many say they plan to jeer him or otherwise protest his presence.

From New York Times • May 25, 2024

Sometimes she would pass by Pitipiti’s fields and jeer at her, asking her why she grew crops if she had no mouths to feed.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith