How to Use the horn in a Sentence
the horn
noun-
There’s the horn and the turn signal and not much else.
— Thomas Lake, CNN, 10 June 2024 -
But what if there are more diners and the item goes around the horn?
— Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024 -
Get ready to hear the horn of Helm Hammerhand sound in the deep!
— A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 20 May 2024 -
The driver honks the horn while speeding down the middle of the snowy street.
— Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 3 Jan. 2024 -
Tkachuk arrived late with a cross-check to the back, well after the horn.
— Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2023 -
Stafford over Goff with a field-goal kicker settling the score at the horn.
— Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2024 -
But a key element was Campbell’s DNA, found in the horn and on the still-bloody saw.
— Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2023 -
His step-back 3 over Daniel Gafford at the horn gave the Warriors a one-point lead after one.
— Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024 -
So that was echoed by the string section, by the horn section, by the percussion.
— Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024 -
After the horn blows, Grant and Jonna are the last to arrive at the chains and are forced to do the hardest puzzle.
— Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2023 -
At one time, the hut had been full of radio equipment, set to receive data from the tail end of the horn.
— Dennis Overbye Hiroko Masuike, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023 -
Young hurled up an off-balance one-hander that bounced off the rim as the horn sounded.
— arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023 -
Setting action bricks along the track makes the train toot the horn, change direction, or turn the lights on or off.
— Nena Farrell, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023 -
Only one of the 23 songs performed over the show’s two hours and 15 minutes didn’t make any use of the horn section at all.
— Chris Willman, Variety, 15 July 2023 -
Their lives are punctuated by the horn of the water tanker.
— Sameer Yasir Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 3 June 2024 -
Step 11: While still holding the lead line, reach up with your right hand and grab the portion of the net that has been resting on the thumb of the left hand and the horn of the net.
— Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 4 Jan. 2024 -
Pin your elbows to your rib cage and hold the weight right under your chin and grip the kettlebell by the horn, right-side-up.
— Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 29 Mar. 2023 -
Verhaeghe hadn’t scored since Game 1 of the Final, so the horn sounding for his shot was welcome as well.
— Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 25 June 2024 -
This included hallways, next to the violins, in the middle of the horn section and on the opera singers.
— Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2023 -
Around the horn Catcher Adley Rutschman hit in the leadoff spot for the first time in his career Saturday.
— Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2023 -
Best sellers include the horn hoodie, the bridge boots, the hybrid trousers and the aforementioned bags.
— Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023 -
Young had a couple of chances to send the game to overtime, but both 3-pointers rimmed out before the horn sounded.
— Paul Newberry, ajc, 1 Mar. 2023 -
Carroll said the woman was still close to the tracks when the train operator spotted her, slowed down and blared the horn.
— Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024 -
Some apps can even remotely set the car’s climate controls, make the horn honk or turn on its lights.
— Kashmir Hill, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2023 -
Because not all of the horn is removed, there is still value for poachers to exploit.
— Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2023 -
Vann honked the horn, tried to drive off and fought back that Sunday afternoon, but Dillbeck stabbed her more than 20 times and slit her throat, the court records say.
— Brendan Farrington, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2023 -
Suddenly, my father appeared like the sun, beeping the horn and flashing his perfect teeth at the sight of us.
— Safiya Sinclair, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023 -
She’s gotten into her truck and laid on the horn for long periods of time to agitate them, as well.
— Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 7 June 2023 -
The truck started approaching Gibson and blowing the horn at him, Gibson said.
— Rebekah Riess, CNN, 17 Aug. 2023 -
But the ball was poked out of his hands and Michigan State sophomore center Carson Cooper collected the loose ball as the horn sounded.
— Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2024
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