jeer

Example Sentences

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Since then, France has joined the chorus of jeers following its gold medal in ice dance, where a French team narrowly edged out Madison Chock and Evan Bates.

From The Wall Street Journal

Though he heard cheers, he also heard boos and jeers.

From Los Angeles Times

Jiller had cleaned the cut on his forehead, but his head still ached, and Sheba's jeering words of warning tormented him.

From Literature

The challenger was met by a chorus of jeers on his ring walk, the 7,500-capacity arena close to full and firmly partisan.

From BBC

Nikola Selakovic and the three other defendants were jeered as "thieves" by dozens of protesters as they arrived at the Belgrade court.

From Barron's