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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Antonio Losada, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
McIlroy has faced the brunt of the insults from spectators, who also jeered and yelled at his wife throughout the weekend.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
As his father read drafts of the Declaration of Independence, William was carted off, to jeers and insults.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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Verb
During the post-fight interviews, a frustrated Aspinall had lashed out inside the Octagon after the stoppage, swearing at the crowd for jeering him.
—Antonio Losada, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
McIlroy has faced the brunt of the insults from spectators, who also jeered and yelled at his wife throughout the weekend.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
The jeers continued after the play itself failed miserably.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
As his father read drafts of the Declaration of Independence, William was carted off, to jeers and insults.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Jeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jeer. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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