Examples of jeer in a Sentence
Verb
He tried to ignore the jeering crowd.
The crowd jeered him when he struck out.
The prisoner was jeered by an angry mob.
Noun
ignored the jeers of the other team's fans and just focused on making her free throw shot
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Liam Twomey, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
With the phone still to her ear, Molly is confronted with a vision of herself at seven years old (Annabelle Toomey); the little girl is dancing around the room in a pink ballet leotard and jeering at her adult counterpart.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
When fans last gathered here, late in September, there were jeers and boos while the Sox improbably swept the Angels in a three-game series.
—Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Robert Sanchez lost the trust of Stamford Bridge to be the team’s starting goalkeeper long ago and has been booed and jeered at times.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
With the phone still to her ear, Molly is confronted with a vision of herself at seven years old (Annabelle Toomey); the little girl is dancing around the room in a pink ballet leotard and jeering at her adult counterpart.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
But the prevailing mood was one of futility and there were ironic jeers from the Forest fans when Garnacho booted the ball high into the Bridgford Stand 18 minutes from time.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
When fans last gathered here, late in September, there were jeers and boos while the Sox improbably swept the Angels in a three-game series.
—Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Jeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jeer. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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