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
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
Tillman has enough arrogance to shoo the agents away, but Ole Munch and Dot herself are still in the wind, which makes him a target, too.
From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2023
The second is a prevailing east-to-west wind pattern that serves to shoo angry storms out to sea before they can collide with the mainland.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2023
Without turning around, she waved her hand to shoo me away.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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