Example Sentences

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Shooing birds is a relentless challenge, he said, and changes from year to year.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2022

Shooing people off is your right, but no matter how nicely you do it, there will be a general feeling that someone awful has moved in.

From Slate • Sep. 29, 2014

Shooing away rumors that he might soon step down from the lifetime charge, Vatican officials insist that the Pope is still sharp mentally.

From Time Magazine Archive

Shooing inmates away from the cell of my most popular keeplock was a never-ending job.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Shooing them away he slowly opened the stable doors, quickly closed them.

From The Tarn of Eternity by Tymon, Frank