Example Sentences

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The man disappeared around a corner as security guards shooed the lawyer back to another room.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025

And when the popular French band, Phoenix, played a mini-concert late in the program, athletes got so excited they rushed the stage and had to be shooed away by the public address announcer.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2024

After taking a few laps of the gore, it gets shooed away.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2024

The FBI had shooed McCarthy away from a different part of Dents Run a day earlier.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

Tilly sniffed the pile of sawdust, and Dad shooed her away with the broom.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings