blow the whistle
Example Sentences
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Instead, eight months later, Smith filed his own lawsuit against the city, alleging he faced retaliation for trying to blow the whistle on a range of misconduct within the LAPD.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025
Judges are loath to blow the whistle on colleagues and have historically taken the position “Not my chambers, not my business.”
From Slate • Jul. 29, 2024
It's not like there's a set social script out there for how to blow the whistle.
From Salon • Jun. 20, 2024
“The mindset is always, when I blow the whistle, I want to be able to justify the contact,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2024
Ten more seconds of guarded circling and Cervantes would blow the whistle.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
