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

One heckler was removed for loudly ordering the Bolton comic's favourite "garlic bread" one too many times.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 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

“Companera Grau has a point,” Celia begins, silencing a heckler, a cousin of Rogelio’s, with a harsh look.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García