shoo

Example Sentences

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First a dung cart rolled down the block, pulled by a scrawny brown horse that kept twitching its muscles to shoo the flies off its back.

From Literature

The teachers start trying to shoo everyone to their buses and waiting parents, but they’re all checking their phones, wanting to read the words for themselves.

From Literature

Reluctantly, the children shooed the birds back toward the chicken coop.

From Literature

Penelope’s scalp was already sweaty beneath her pith helmet, and she found herself shooing away imaginary gnats.

From Literature

In some cases, residents have tried to shoo away dogs from feeding spots to discourage people from providing them food.

From BBC