Example Sentences

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In the years since, Glenn said he had spotted various signs of Bigfoot, through unidentified faeces, hoots and animal remains torn apart in ways which would require extreme strength.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

So on “SNL,” as Storrie’s monologue winds down, we see the Hughes brothers take the stage to polite applause and a few hoots.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

The depictions of Ruth’s uptight and stingy brother Hyacinth and jealous and mother-in-law from hell “old Mrs. Hall” are both hoots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

The audience in Dallas — the city where the comedian began her stand-up career and later set her self-titled network sitcom — hoots and hollers in response.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

And she’d returned law and order to the town she claimed she didn’t give two hoots about.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck