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
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
“I’m the kind of person who, if I see a fly, I’ll kindly shoo it out the window.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2023
You got to shoo him out of the facility.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2023
I step aside and watch Charlise shoo Colin away, then attend to the guests.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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