Example Sentences

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The week before the shooting, he complained to his grandmother that Kinsey and his friends had been heckling him as he walked by on his way to the park.

From Washington Times • Jan. 25, 2015

The blast shut up fans who had been heckling from behind home plate.

From Washington Times • Sep. 23, 2014

Reports over the weekend suggested Sir Peter had been "heckling" the actors.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2012

Senator Tobey, who had been heckling O'Dwyer off & on all day, broke in.

From Time Magazine Archive

A teenage boy who had been heckling Isobel, stooped now to pick up some dried cow dung.

From Black Man's Burden by Reynolds, Mack