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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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
For the remainder of the match, the crowd stayed vocal, cheering during Wave attacking build-ups and loudly jeering whenever a Bay FC player went down or a decision went against their team.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
But when the nation’s total score of 343 was announced, there were loud boos and jeers from the crowd in Austria.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 May 2026
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Verb
Knicks fans booed, heckled and jeered Joel Embiid throughout Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
For the remainder of the match, the crowd stayed vocal, cheering during Wave attacking build-ups and loudly jeering whenever a Bay FC player went down or a decision went against their team.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
Noun
The jeers were not heard at home thanks to the sound-selecting tech that replaces the boos with artificial cheers.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
But when the nation’s total score of 343 was announced, there were loud boos and jeers from the crowd in Austria.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 May 2026
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“Jeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jeer. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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