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Numerous attempts to shoo them away, including Sampras batting his racquet at them, failed, and the match had to be suspended.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Harbor staff try to ease them along to the 42 floats built to accommodate the creatures and they use big wooden panels, called herding boards, to gently shoo them away from the boat docks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

In some cases, residents have tried to shoo away dogs from feeding spots to discourage people from providing them food.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2025

Jennifer Castellon shook, tapped and blew on a box to shoo out more than 1,000 mosquitoes in a quiet, upscale Inland Empire neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

She grabbed for the nearest piece of cloth to shoo them away and her heart froze with terror as she connected her daughter's evening baths with the mustard plasters that rolled onto the floor.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Chewbacca shoos the Porgs away so he can eat in peace.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2024

The guard occasionally shoos patrons away because it's a restricted area.

From Golf Digest ● Apr. 8, 2019

The softly spoken Cash, the chief clinical officer, has been sitting quietly in the corner of the cabin, and now she shoos the group off to complete chores before lunch.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 16, 2017

Kalon is so fixated on his performance, he shoos Emily away so he can get more rehearsal time.

From Time ● Jun. 12, 2012

After Mom hugs me hello, Grandma shoos my parents out.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

He’d force himself into the kitchen, cooking orders before he was shooed away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

The man disappeared around a corner as security guards shooed the lawyer back to another room.

From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2025

After taking a few laps of the gore, it gets shooed away.

From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2024

Two officers arrived a short time later and shooed the owl away by shining a flashlight in its eyes, Aaron said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2024

He shooed us out of the playground while we complained that it wasn’t even late yet.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon

For over a month, the large, antlered visitor to Goodman Mountain has resisted all attempts at shooing him away or relocating him.

From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2025

It's a bit too early for a drink, though, so Sir Rod orders up a venti coffee, shooing away an over-eager assistant who attempts to stir in his sugar.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025

He shouted out his words, not at all the joyful warrior of Harris-Walz fashion, but more like a cranky old man shooing kids off his lawn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024

Generally, the person who invited you to the party is responsible for connecting unfamiliar folks, but sometimes your host is uncorking bottles and shooing away mynah birds.

From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2023

A woman carrying a basket spies them and makes a shooing movement with her hands.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness