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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Chandelis Duster, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
Hundreds of protestors jeered Netanyahu from the street outside the UN secretariat.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Throughout the weekend, McIlroy and other European players sparred with fans, provoking the Irish golfer in at least one instance to yell back at the crowd, while others flashed middle fingers in response to the jeers.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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Verb
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
Hundreds of protestors jeered Netanyahu from the street outside the UN secretariat.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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
Throughout the weekend, McIlroy and other European players sparred with fans, provoking the Irish golfer in at least one instance to yell back at the crowd, while others flashed middle fingers in response to the jeers.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jeer
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“Jeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jeer. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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