shoo

Example Sentences

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Most people are inclined to shoo flies away from food, and the thought of maggots in your bins is enough to make anyone's stomach turn.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 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

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

You got to shoo him out of the facility.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2023

"Go out there, and shoo them away," I say.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton