shooed; shooing; shoos
: to scare, drive, or send away by or as if by crying shoo
shooed us away from the kitchen
Examples of shoo in a Sentence
Verb
We tried to help her, but she shooed us away.
He shooed the cat out of the house.
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Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
Two days later, the Timberwolves did their best to shoo those vultures off for the time being by acquiring LaMelo Ball in a trade with the Charlotte Hornets.
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Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
As Cox approached first base with no outs in the ninth inning, Devers appeared to shoo him back toward the dugout.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
Jonah Cox ran toward first while Devers tried to shoo him away.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
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Verb
Videos showed youths running through the event and scuffling with police before officers shooed attendees away.
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Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
Two days later, the Timberwolves did their best to shoo those vultures off for the time being by acquiring LaMelo Ball in a trade with the Charlotte Hornets.
—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
As Cox approached first base with no outs in the ninth inning, Devers appeared to shoo him back toward the dugout.
—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
Jonah Cox ran toward first while Devers tried to shoo him away.
—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for shoo
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“Shoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoo. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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