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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Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Please remember that while property owners may jeer the recent price declines – if not question the math – long-suffering house hunters see these dips as a glimmer of hope.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
The message came after his 2015 appearance garnered jeers from the crowd.
—Elvia Limon - 09, The Hill, 7 Sep. 2025
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Verb
People jeer at the fighters and each other.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Please remember that while property owners may jeer the recent price declines – if not question the math – long-suffering house hunters see these dips as a glimmer of hope.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
Random eruptions of cheers, when goals went in, and jeers, when the opponent did something to ridicule, blended.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
The message came after his 2015 appearance garnered jeers from the crowd.
—Elvia Limon - 09, The Hill, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Jeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jeer. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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