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"I helped sort of shoo him onto the boat, because he was face down too... but the seven-year-old was not in a good way," said Bowe, who was helped by an unnamed man.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

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

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

He chased the mother away with a broom, then kept trying to shoo the baby in the other direction.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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

Before she shoos the reporter out, she says: “I will only speak when my son is here. My son is more important to me than money. The media are making a mockery of my life.”

From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2017

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

From Time ● Jun. 12, 2012

The waitress comes over to take our order, but Detective Stevens shoos her away.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi

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

From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2025

He shooed the wasps away as he inspected a crimson smear on the rubble.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024

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

Pa shooed Vonetta out of the seat next to his fiancee.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

Bernie Sanders replied incredulously, when I approached him outside a Senate elevator, before shooing me away.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

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

The mother tried to get people to move along by shouting and shooing, but they held tight.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer