Example Sentences

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“I have to get Iowa out of my head,” he said, waving his hand above his head like he was shooing away some ghouls.

From The Guardian • Feb. 2, 2016

Evan Hamilton of St Albans, who dressed in camouflage and was shooing away those who tried to cut in line in front of him, viewed Sanders scornfully.

From The Guardian • Jan. 8, 2016

During their freezing Moscow shift, patrolmen Samokhvalov and Petrunin’s main crime-fighting activity was shooing away a driver attempting to park illegally on a pedestrian thoroughfare.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2014

Percy started pushing the water away with the back of his hand, like he was shooing a bad dog.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

His mother had made her way around the couch and was shooing Sacred.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly