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

Fans waited for the manager to head down the tunnel to jeer him, while some supporters had already questioned Marinakis, turning to his position in the Peter Taylor Stand to gesture their displeasure.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

The broad storytelling calls back to a kind of retro filmmaking based on pure sensation and emotion, in which we cheer for the heroes and jeer for the villains.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

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

From New York Times • May 25, 2024

He waited for Aberforth to jeer or to argue, but he did not.

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