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jeer

[jeer] / dʒɪər /


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While they have been welcomed by some national team bosses, the fans seem less keen and both England and Croatia supporters united in the air-conditioned Dallas Stadium to jeer the break in play on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

Now, his detractors use the same phrase at his rallies to jeer him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026

One can hear every squeak of the shoes, every jeer from the loudmouths, every direction from the coaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

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

From New York Times ● May 25, 2024

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

The boss of German carmaker Volkswagen warned workers on Tuesday to brace for more job losses, earning boos and jeers from the crowd, as the crisis-hit company faces a drastic round of cost-cutting.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

As McDonnell spoke, the commission room erupted in jeers as several people accused the chief of misrepresenting what happened.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

And while Grande later insisted the break was pre-planned and not “reactive or impulsive,” there’s no doubt the announcement was timed to dull the cacophony of both the jeers and cheers.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

No cheers this week so I can adequately spotlight what might be my jeers of the year: a taxi scam in Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

“What say you, Draco?” asked Voldemort, and though his voice was quiet, it carried clearly through the catcalls and jeers.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

They jeered even louder and longer as he took the mound in the bottom of the first inning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

A heavily jeered $250m goldmine - are hydration break ads here to stay?

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

At others, he does so little defending that he is openly jeered inside the Bernabeu Stadium.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

When Eric Schmidt, speaking last week to the University of Arizona’s graduates, rhapsodized about the coming artificial-intelligence revolution, some in the crowed jeered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

He sneered and jeered and raised old scandals, and would not stop making everyone there miserable until Thor arrived at the feast.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

One of the most famous images, Robert Capa's The Shaved Woman of Chartres, shows a young mother walking through a jeering crowd with a swastika painted on her forehead.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

“This is a family town,” the arresting officer tells jeering onlookers as he and the two others handcuff Gamble.

From Slate ● May 4, 2026

A video shows the crowd jeering at the officers as they’re being escorted out of the area by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

Current protesters should emulate that dignity and power, not fall into formless jeering and harassment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

More jeering, whistling, catcalls, and scattered boos accompanied this unsportsmanlike conduct.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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