shoo
Example Sentences
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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
A waitress told Hannah the pigeon had been inside the pub but people had been kicking her, so the waitress had to shoo the pigeon out to protect it.
From BBC • May 25, 2024
The clip pans across a crowd of revelers at a park, many of whom are vigorously waving hats, blankets and other personal items to try and shoo away the teeny pests.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023
Plus, she has the power to shoo away a bear from her home by calling it “naughty.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2023
I watch as the guards shoo internees away and minders usher us to our tasks.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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