heckler
Example Sentences
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Speaking over the occasional heckler, he told the crowd: “My life, your life, all of our lives are better off for the companies and the things that billionaires have done for California.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026
Youssef grinned, teased the unseen heckler for missing the half-dozen nods he’d already dropped, and finally waved an arm toward the wings: “Put your hands together for Zohran Mamdani!”
From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025
MLB confirmed that the heckler had been ejected from the stadium.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025
"It changes the atmosphere when a heckler goes too far, but it really is about gaging, do the people around me want me to keep going?"
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025
The scale stood in the corner of the room, like a silent heckler.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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