the horn
noun
US slang
: the telephone
When he heard there was trouble, he got on the horn to the police.
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Around the horn Wake Forest has apparently found its next ace.
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Mitch Light, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Around the horn By Tom Murphy FAYETTEVILLE -- The University of Arkansas' doubleheader sweep of Washington State on Friday featured one tight game with a dramatic 10th inning rally and one blowout, but both were highlighted by strong five-inning starts from Razorback pitchers.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
We get charged for blowing the horn or flashing our lights to alert them to their actions.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
Ross Gershenson is the horn soloist for Concerto for Horn and Orchestra (2007), composed by the South Bay’s Lee Actor.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Mitch Light, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Around the horn By Tom Murphy FAYETTEVILLE -- The University of Arkansas' doubleheader sweep of Washington State on Friday featured one tight game with a dramatic 10th inning rally and one blowout, but both were highlighted by strong five-inning starts from Razorback pitchers.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
We get charged for blowing the horn or flashing our lights to alert them to their actions.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
Ross Gershenson is the horn soloist for Concerto for Horn and Orchestra (2007), composed by the South Bay’s Lee Actor.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the horn
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“The horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20horn. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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