hoot

Example Sentences

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His singing of Oscar Straus and Leo Robin’s “Oh, That Mitzi” is a hoot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Elton’s motivations don’t make sense, but at least Cera barges into the movie with so much energy that his sequence is a hoot.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

Crowds hoot and cheer as the contraptions float into the darkening sky, while referees judge the magnificence of their aerial explosions.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

We can be sure it’s not because her audience gives a hoot about French politics.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2025

Bullfrogs and hoot owls were jarring the ground with their deep voices.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls