shoo
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
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
You got to shoo him out of the facility.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2023
Plus, she has the power to shoo away a bear from her home by calling it “naughty.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2023
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
Vocabulary lists containing shoo
