jeer
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The phrase carries a derisive jeer, a suggestion that anyone born into fame and wealth gets to glide through life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
Many say they plan to jeer him or otherwise protest his presence.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2024
D’Angelo Russell walked to the bench in the first quarter, goading the New Orleans crowd to jeer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
It is not the whole crowd, most fans want to cheer on their team and jeer you.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2024
When they looked into each other’s faces, they realized that their noses were now much bigger than they had been before, and this made them jeer.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
The sight of Palmer and Rogers warming up had gladdened the hearts of many, turning jeers to cheers.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The boss of German carmaker Volkswagen warned workers on Tuesday to brace for more job losses, earning boos and jeers from the crowd, as the crisis-hit company faces a drastic round of cost-cutting.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
As McDonnell spoke, the commission room erupted in jeers as several people accused the chief of misrepresenting what happened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
And while Grande later insisted the break was pre-planned and not “reactive or impulsive,” there’s no doubt the announcement was timed to dull the cacophony of both the jeers and cheers.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
These words were greeted with jeers and applause from the Slytherin end of the pitch.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
Littler has also been jeered at numerous events in the UK.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Some of those fans turned their backs during the national anthem, which many in the stands jeered at its start.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
“I don’t know what y’all are whining about,” he once said as the crowd jeered him after yet another victory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
When Eric Schmidt, speaking last week to the University of Arizona’s graduates, rhapsodized about the coming artificial-intelligence revolution, some in the crowed jeered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
“Look at them, just look at them!” jeered the Starling.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
“This is a family town,” the arresting officer tells jeering onlookers as he and the two others handcuff Gamble.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
A video shows the crowd jeering at the officers as they’re being escorted out of the area by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 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
Now they were hooting “Banzai1.,” jeering threats at the MPs and singing songs in Japanese.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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