Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"The new team will belong to the people of Papua New Guinea… And I know it will have millions of proud fans barracking for it from day one," Albanese said.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

The theatre and the opera were a chaos of huzzahs and barracking.

From Economist • May 17, 2018

Many of the Aussie fans were "barracking" more for the underdog Hawaiians than the more-fancied Cal State side.

From US News • Aug. 28, 2016

Aloha – it turns out – brought its own troubles: a sustained barracking over her casting as a part-Chinese, part-Hawaiian air force pilot called Allison Ng.

From The Guardian • Sep. 3, 2015

Billets are a form of barracking troops in a number of barns and stables spread over as small an area as possible.

From Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry by Blicq, A. Stanley