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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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 8 Mar. 2025
There is, however, this difference: in those old days the multitude that stood by was permitted only to guy or jeer.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
The jeers were understood to have been in response to Venus withdrawing injured from the semifinal against Serena.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Verb
People were heard cheering or jeering during the event, and the KCRCC said Borrenpohl interjected seven times.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 8 Mar. 2025
There is, however, this difference: in those old days the multitude that stood by was permitted only to guy or jeer.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
At the same meeting, the city attorney tendered his resignation and the mayor tried to end the meeting by threatening to walk out — all to a chorus of snarky comments and jeers of irate residents.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
The jeers were understood to have been in response to Venus withdrawing injured from the semifinal against Serena.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Jeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jeer. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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