hecklers

Example Sentences

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Previously, Bovino and his crew had been refused service at a local Speedway gas station, and swarmed by hecklers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Anytime there were hecklers or someone was drunk and rowdy, instead of telling them to leave, I would have to go get someone else to tell them to leave.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025

Nine out of 10 hecklers, he believes, are not trying to ruin the show, they just think it's "part of the fun" or "want to be acknowledged".

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025

Handling hecklers lobbing insults while cloaked in darkness is an artform.

From Salon • May 24, 2024

All at once I was aware that one of my hecklers was coming toward me.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals