shoo

Example Sentences

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Most people are inclined to shoo flies away from food, and the thought of maggots in your bins is enough to make anyone's stomach turn.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 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

The second is a prevailing east-to-west wind pattern that serves to shoo angry storms out to sea before they can collide with the mainland.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2023

When some do anyway, he said, “I have to shoo them away.”

From New York Times • May 31, 2023

Sherman went over to shoo them back to the road and then began to round up all the others.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam