jeer

Example Sentences

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The phrase carries a derisive jeer, a suggestion that anyone born into fame and wealth gets to glide through life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

For a moment, it sounded like some in the crowd would jeer, but Ms Harris quickly moved on to the plight of Palestinians, saying that the scale of their suffering was “heartbreaking”.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2024

Many say they plan to jeer him or otherwise protest his presence.

From New York Times • May 25, 2024

After those remarks, the crowd continued to jeer at the performers.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2023

He was talking, but no sound came from his mouth; searchers milled curiously in the snowy background, raising on tiptoe to jeer silently at the camera.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt