jeering

Example Sentences

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“This is a family town,” the arresting officer tells jeering onlookers as he and the two others handcuff Gamble.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Undeterred, she began dancing before enduring more whistles and jeering during her on-court interview.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

So what if the device that turns his jeering bullies into pals seems a little pat?

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

Instead, young California guardsmen, each given 20 rounds of ammunition, marched to the Bay amid a jeering crowd, took a ferry to Oakland and tried to get to Sacramento by train.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

The next thing she knew she was crawling, scrambling uphill on all fours like a dog as the good folks of King’s Landing made way for her, laughing and jeering and applauding her.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin