peanut gallery

Example Sentences

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And, barring a stunning comeback, McIlroy will have the best possible response to the peanut gallery: for the second time in his career, he’ll have won the Ryder Cup on American turf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025

"There are now endless opportunities for a peanut gallery to form. At the end of the day, is it better just to move on?"

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2022

Failing to move a season's action quickly enough brings vociferous complaints from the peanut gallery.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2021

“He is playing to the peanut gallery while also hoping for a delay.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2021

A nonrestrictive relative clause is set offby commas, dashes, or parentheses, and expresses a comment from the peanut gallery, as in The pair of shoes, which cost five thousand dollars, was hideous.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker