shoo

Example Sentences

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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

The grave became a place of veneration, then a site of controversy in the early 2000s when Little Round Top’s owner began to shoo away the curious.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

Not that they''re a shoo in- there's a lot of resentment against Mr Sharif and his party, who are blamed for Pakistan's economic misery.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2024

Sunday, security personnel began to shoo visitors out of the galleries.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2023

Sacred is next to me, but I shoo him back just in case Virgil doesn’t want him around his guinea pig.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly