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“Tiger With Cubs” depicts a tigress nursing her young under pine trees as magpies heckle them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025

Passersby who witnessed this altercation began to heckle the police, demanding they take the handcuffs off Smith.

From Salon ● May 13, 2025

Arizona and Arizona State fans once used the term to heckle him, but the taunts had the opposite of their intended effect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025

"If someone heckles me, I can heckle them back... always politely though."

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2023

When he told them to leave the pitch, they did so quite cheerfully and went to sit in the stands to heckle everyone else.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

Lownie thinks there could be heckles or protests along the way about Epstein, but the King has the capacity to reach out to the US public and to revive a deeper partnership.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

Of course, hecklers could submit their heckles via email or interview but not heckle directly at our duly elected president.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2023

His speech was interrupted repeatedly by heckles and jeers from opposition leadership, who at times chanted “weak.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2022

A crowd has gathered to cheer the bullfighters, but when a particularly famous one passes by, a man heckles him, barking that he’s nothing compared with the matadors that the city of Córdoba has produced.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2022

Lots of girls have no latent heckles and prickles to match his villany.—There's my brother come back to breakfast from a round.

From Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Complete by Meredith, George

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was heckled at a World War II memorial event by protesters angry about Tokyo's further shift away from its decades-long pacifist stance, television footage showed.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

Australia's prime minister has been heckled during an event at a Sydney mosque marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026

When the head of the Lebanese army arrived at the funeral, some in attendance heckled and refused to let the ceremony proceed until he departed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026

Charles has been heckled in the street at recent public events, while Buckingham Palace has said the king has “profound concern” about the allegations against his brother.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

Ducks heckled the swan, but a swan only notices what it wishes to.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

In an age of seemingly nonstop spam, that act of rebellion can feel deeply satisfying, like heckling a telemarketer who interrupted dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

“These people are crazy, I’m telling you. We’re lucky we have a country with people like this,” he said, over audible heckling about the Epstein files.

From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2026

One federal agent saw the patrollers, turned up his music, and began heckling the group as he rode in.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025

Eubank Jr and Hearn clashed repeatedly during the build-up to the first fight, with the former taking to heckling the Matchroom promoter whenever he spoke.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2025

“We got a lot to talk about and not much time, as usual, so gather round and keep the heckling to a minimum.”

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older