horn
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Suddenly, the sound of the engine’s motor winds down and a horn blares, possibly warning the pilot that the main rotor speed had dropped too low or the helicopter had lost hydraulics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
At one protest, the cyclists were poking fun at Moctezuma’s group for being outnumbered, so she began counting how many passing drivers honked their horn in support, versus how many passing cyclists rang their bell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
They honked the horn nine times to alert others nearby.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
He then failed to respond to the driver of the oncoming Fiat, who flashed her lights and sounded her horn in an attempt to avoid the crash.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The blast of the ship’s horn shook the world.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
This week, exasperated residents blocked the highway linking Tachira state to Barinas at night, banging pots and pans and honking horns in protest.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
On the one hand, Darkness’ giant black horns, glowing eyes and claws declare his absolute malice from the moment he appears onscreen, mournfully slumped on a throne.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Soul horns and synths liven the production up, but it all underlines how far her writing and vocal performances could travel through genres.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Drivers sound their horns as riders move between lanes and even drive on the hard shoulder against the traffic.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Behind them walked a hundred ratatoskas, on silent paws, their small voices raised in song, and behind them a troop of al-mirajes, silent, their golden horns dipped low.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
The scientists have proposed "Syrax mountain horned dragon" as its English common name, along with a Thai name that carries the same meaning.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
The park, a one-hour bush-plane flight from Anchorage, is known for its abundance of brown bears, horned puffins and critically endangered beluga whales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Tom Berendsen, managing director of production company Business/Club, this year made a Super Bowl advert for Skittles starring Elijah Wood, surreally, as a magical horned woodland creature.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
The horned head of a stuffed gazelle had been knocked from its mount and was left sitting on the couch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
But one day, even his tattoos would rot away—the images of horned whales, beautiful women, disappearing islands—and nothing would be left of him but the whispered legends of things he’d done.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
The New York Times has long been horning in on what was once the Voice’s exclusive turf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
Using a device to achieve the same effect was unfairly horning in on AT&T property.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
The poet Kay Ryan has written that, at literary conferences, she resents “personality horning in on the real question: the words on the page.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
He left behind a celebrated quote: “The trouble with boxing today is that legitimate businessmen are horning in on our game.”
From The Guardian ● May 22, 2015
And he did not want Maya-Jade horning in.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
