shoo
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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
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 waitress comes to take our empty bowls and plates away but doesn’t shoo us out of the emptying restaurant.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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
The softly spoken Cash, the chief clinical officer, has been sitting quietly in the corner of the cabin, and now she shoos the group off to complete chores before lunch.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 16, 2017
Now, looking ever so secretive and making exaggerated spy-like moves that border on mime, she shoos him away.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2015
She shoos the kids out of the room.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
A Gammonsesque bookend: Decades later, Joe DiMaggio bought the writer a drink because Mr. Gammons shooed an interviewer away from the notoriously private and grumpy Joltin’ Joe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
I was shooed away by uniformed Secret Service agents.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
The man disappeared around a corner as security guards shooed the lawyer back to another room.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2025
And according to his attorneys, he had simply shooed away a would-be thief prowling around his broken-down car, then gone back inside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
Tilly sniffed the pile of sawdust, and Dad shooed her away with the broom.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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 bears chomped on doughnut holes and other pastries, ignoring the banging on the side of the van that was aimed at shooing them away, Deano said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2023
“Come back around six,” I said, shooing her out of the kitchen.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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