Example Sentences
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At the bank's annual general meeting that year, normally sedate elderly shareholders hissed and booed.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
The couple was on call for a small but fast-growing rodent who hissed when annoyed and cried when lonely:
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
“It’s called negotiations,” Trump hissed at a reporter who asked him about it Wednesday.
From Salon • May 29, 2025
As she touted her old man’s alleged feminist leanings—with a straight face!—the crowd giggled, hissed, and booed.
From Slate • Jan. 31, 2024
“Let Mrs. Drysdale do this,” she hissed through clenched teeth, opening one fierce eye to stare up at me.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
