jeer at

Example Sentences

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It was not long after his supporters had also started to boo and jeer at reporters for asking questions.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2024

After those remarks, the crowd continued to jeer at the performers.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2023

Hundreds of thousands of fans descend upon the desert course every year - a record 216,000 in 2018 - to cheer and jeer at decibel levels better suited for a football game.

From Washington Times • Feb. 10, 2023

“There are a lot of commentators on the sidelines that like to sneer and jeer at us, but I think we were successful.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2021

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