How to Use horn in a Sentence
horn
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The goals drought would end with the blast of the home horn.
— Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024 -
Allen would see him out on the porch, blare a horn and wave.
— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2024 -
With it still in the air, the horn sounded and the clock expired.
— Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2022 -
The text is laid over the image of a man in red face paint with horns.
— Molly Taft, The New Republic, 28 Sep. 2023 -
When the horn blows, the teams leave their boxes to await their fate.
— Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2022 -
The ball sat on the rim before rolling off as the horn sounded.
— San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2022 -
Some experts say a long blast of the car horn will scare deer away from the road.
— Carol Kovach, cleveland, 4 Oct. 2022 -
The train’s horn sounded just as brakes were applied and the train cars came to a stop.
— Roger Simmons, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024 -
The unicorn's horn must be maintained to be in good health.
— Phil Boucher, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2022 -
The small, round, coin-like bronze had the image of a man on the front, topped with wavy hair and adorned with ram’s horns.
— Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024 -
About a minute later, a train horn could be heard in the background.
— Julian Mark, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2022 -
The horn blows and Sarah gets off to a running start, while Cashay can't even get her wheel to move.
— Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2022 -
Bathed in red light, LaVey wore a black cape and hood affixed with horns.
— Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024 -
If no one seems to notice you, then go ahead and blow your own horn!
— Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 11 Dec. 2021 -
The horn of the Staten Island Ferry blared in the distance.
— Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 -
Like the gong of a bell or the deep tone of a ship’s horn, the sound would be a rich single note cutting through the dry air.
— Irene Wright, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024 -
The guys get strapped up first, and as the horn blows, Kyle drags Nelson quickly over to his side in the first round.
— Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2021 -
The bison then made its move, its horn piercing all the way through Mia's thigh.
— Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2022 -
In the meantime, train horns will help keep people safe, Wong said.
— Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2024 -
The truck approached Gibson and blew the horn at him, Gibson said.
— Dakin Andone, CNN, 11 Feb. 2022 -
She was stopped at a red light and the motorist behind her leaned hard on his horn.
— Cindy Carcamo Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2021 -
The nocturnal birds have tufts on their heads that look like horns or ears.
— Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 28 Mar. 2024 -
While Murray was trying to figure out how to get back to the car, the ship blew its horn and the dogs ran away.
— cleveland, 10 Feb. 2022 -
Not to toot my own horn, but my predictions turned out to be spot-on.
— Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024 -
Maybe honk my horn, maybe even give someone the finger.
— Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2022 -
Lavigne caught wind of the post and left a comment with three sign of the horn emojis.
— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2022 -
Neighbors heard Jackson screaming and tried to scare the bear off him with shouts and car horns.
— Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 22 June 2023 -
People waved flags, crowds chanted and clapped, and cars honked their horns.
— Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2023 -
In most bony fish, or teleosts, motor neurons for fins are found on the sides (ventrolateral zone) of the underside (ventral horn) of the spinal cord.
— Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024 -
These cells reside in what’s called the dorsolateral zone of the ventral horn—the dorsolateral zone of the spine is in the upper back of the fish, while the ventral horn is the underside of the spine.
— Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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