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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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Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Justin was also jeered as he was withdrawn early in the second period.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
At several points, the jeers from the crowd after a Mets pitcher threw a strike rivaled the noise from fans celebrating one of third baseman Mark Vientos’ two home runs.
—Will Sammon, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
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Verb
When the soldiers, instead of rising up, jeered at him, Mishima killed himself in the classic samurai fashion: performing hara-kiri, or seppuku (as the Japanese more commonly call it), by plunging a sword into his abdomen before a uniformed disciple sliced his head off.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Justin was also jeered as he was withdrawn early in the second period.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
The courtroom broke out in a mix of cheers and jeers as soon as the verdict was read.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
At several points, the jeers from the crowd after a Mets pitcher threw a strike rivaled the noise from fans celebrating one of third baseman Mark Vientos’ two home runs.
—Will Sammon, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Jeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jeer. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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