jeering

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • May 4, 2026

“It just sounds pretty boring,” he says, and pushes a jeering mob of brainless sheep to repeat whatever he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Undeterred, she began dancing before enduring more whistles and jeering during her on-court interview.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Instead, young California guardsmen, each given 20 rounds of ammunition, marched to the Bay amid a jeering crowd, took a ferry to Oakland and tried to get to Sacramento by train.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

I heard whistles & cheering, or maybe it was jeering, until it faded away into the distance.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman