How to Use hoot in a Sentence

hoot

1 of 2 verb
  • I hooted at the car in front of me.
  • We could hear an owl hooting in the woods.
  • The crowd booed and hooted when it was announced that the show was canceled.
  • The speaker was hooted off the platform by a small group of protesters.
  • The crowd hooted its disapproval.
  • Sit in a deck chair and hoot and holler at skiers going by.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Now the teens hoot in the night somewhere past the spruce, down in the pool house.
    — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
  • People would hoot and holler at her and sometimes throw things.
    — Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2021
  • In the half dark of High Wood, the owl hoots around my path.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Some bang on their pots, some clap, while others hoot loudly.
    — Sophie Hayssen, refinery29.com, 8 May 2020
  • Owls would hoot and turkeys would scurry.
    — Tim Craig, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Soon he was rushed onto the stage, and the crowd hooted and clapped.
    — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2017
  • People will want to see those on the screen together and hoot and holler.
    — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2021
  • That’s probably what all that hooting is about.
    — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
  • So, pull your boots on and get ready to hoot and holler while cowboys and cowgirls take off on their best rides.
    — Anna Mahan, Country Living, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Say those owls are like four, five hundred yards away, and your owl hoot makes those owls take off or start hooting.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Down the way, a bunch of young fellas were hooting and hollering.
    — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • This creative owl will give your visitors something to hoot about!
    — Rebecca Shinners, Country Living, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Look no further than Kristina for the first player to hoot and holler about… snakes?
    — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Which means, at least for now, that Flaco will continue to hoot around for all to see.
    — Curbed, 21 Feb. 2023
  • For two hours, the Spartans’ bench players hoot and holler and cheer on their teammates.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2020
  • There was no end of hugging and screaming and hooting and hollering.
    — Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2023
  • And then came the announcement that really has the night owls hooting.
    — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Flaco had been heard hooting back, multiple times, to the recorded voice.
    — Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Clearly this is a story about a radical idea which deserved to be hooted down.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 13 Feb. 2019
  • This is the moment when most visitors—myself among them—like to hoot and holler and wave their arms out the sunroof.
    — Charles Graeber, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Slots are now something that people play in groups — and there's a lot of hooting and hollering that goes along with it.
    — Ashley J. Dimella , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The rest of the crew would be down in the bar, hooting it up and having long, crazy dinners and drinking into the night.
    — The Mercury News, 23 May 2017
  • When the crowd begins hooting in response, Nanjiani winces.
    — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The bridge is packed with revelers hooting and toasting this most dynamic of glacial events.
    — Nathaniel Wilder, Smithsonian, 18 Apr. 2018

hoot

2 of 2 noun
  • The announcement was met with hoots of derision.
  • So is the pitch of your hoot, says Izard.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Sounds like a hoot… or a gobble.
    — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025
  • There are a few hoots and hollers as the others agree or protest.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Each is a hoot to drive, but which one is the better starter sports car?
    — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 21 July 2022
  • Jeanne Moos has a story that’s a hoot for all wildlife lovers.
    — CNN, 6 Jan. 2023
  • And while some people do give a hoot, litter is still easy to find.
    — Jeff Kart, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2021
  • This is the first time an egg-laying snake has been shown to give a hoot about its young.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 Mar. 2018
  • This irresistible record is a hoot.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Car horns, air horns, pots and pans, and hoots and shouts make a two-minute symphony.
    — Andy Newman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2020
  • Wiseman said to hoots from the crowd of media gathered at the site.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The third was a real hoot with the comeback and Hawks got it back but.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, OregonLive.com, 5 Mar. 2018
  • As a toddler might eagerly tell you, owls hoot, dogs bark and cows moo.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Have no fear, because this feature will be the hoot of every group chat.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Dec. 2025
  • At the very least, this ammo is a hoot to shoot on the range thanks to its mild recoil and low noise.
    — Jeff Johnston, Field & Stream, 8 Oct. 2019
  • Thank goodness, let’s get rid of an owner that doesn’t give a hoot about the women.
    — Nina Mandell, For The Win, 30 Mar. 2018
  • An outdoor camping trip 20 feet from the back door can be a hoot for kids and adults.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Lena Dunham is also a hoot as a goofy but kind arts teacher.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The good news is that the whole kit and kaboodle are a hoot to consider.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 May 2022
  • And Donnie was so into it and so prepared, and just a hoot.
    — Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Sometimes though, a gobbler might not be close enough or fired up enough to respond to your hoot.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The more shocking revelation is that the show is a bona fide hoot.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Say those owls are like four, five hundred yards away, and your owl hoot makes those owls take off or start hooting.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Helen and Rex erupted in a hoot of laughter that sent them to the floor.
    — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2018
  • The red car was a hoot; the blue car was a total handful at anything like full power.
    — Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Kidman is a hoot, juggling fire and ice in an enjoyably over-the-top turn.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Or, scrolling through social media and getting a good hoot from a photo of the big guy.
    — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 27 Mar. 2021
  • The volume and speed of your hoot are also important.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Brown's a hoot but Hall, as the emotional center, is what makes this satire sing.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Blood dripped from the left side of his face, and Nolan Arenado didn’t give a hoot.
    — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2021

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