shoo
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Numerous attempts to shoo them away, including Sampras batting his racquet at them, failed, and the match had to be suspended.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Harbor staff try to ease them along to the 42 floats built to accommodate the creatures and they use big wooden panels, called herding boards, to gently shoo them away from the boat docks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
It had been spooked by neighbors who were making noise to shoo it away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025
Not that they''re a shoo in- there's a lot of resentment against Mr Sharif and his party, who are blamed for Pakistan's economic misery.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2024
He closed his book with a bang, leaped to his feet, seized his wand of lignum vitae, and rushed at Arthur as if he were trying to shoo away a stray chicken.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Chewbacca shoos the Porgs away so he can eat in peace.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2024
The guard occasionally shoos patrons away because it's a restricted area.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 8, 2019
Before she shoos the reporter out, she says: “I will only speak when my son is here. My son is more important to me than money. The media are making a mockery of my life.”
From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2017
Now, looking ever so secretive and making exaggerated spy-like moves that border on mime, she shoos him away.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2015
I just stand there, my eyes darting between them, until thankfully the secretary shoos them away.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
A Gammonsesque bookend: Decades later, Joe DiMaggio bought the writer a drink because Mr. Gammons shooed an interviewer away from the notoriously private and grumpy Joltin’ Joe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
About the only familiarity Thursday was the scoring, kept in check by a strong wind that finally shooed away the fog and gave Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and the rest all they could handle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
The man disappeared around a corner as security guards shooed the lawyer back to another room.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2025
After taking a few laps of the gore, it gets shooed away.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2024
Taisin was still inside with Mona, who had shooed Con and Kaede away once they delivered the firewood and water.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
Bernie Sanders replied incredulously, when I approached him outside a Senate elevator, before shooing me away.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
Police were shooing everyone away from the high-rises as shards of glass were still falling out of broken windows.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Generally, the person who invited you to the party is responsible for connecting unfamiliar folks, but sometimes your host is uncorking bottles and shooing away mynah birds.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2023
The bears chomped on doughnut holes and other pastries, ignoring the banging on the side of the van that was aimed at shooing them away, Deano said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2023
Palmer’s mother kept shooing them back to the table.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
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