horn

Example Sentences

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He crashed onto the saddle horn when his horse stopped suddenly at a calf-sorting event, splitting his pelvis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The musician, who died Monday at age 95, honed a deeply individual sound on his horn and penned several jazz standards in a career that spanned more than half a century.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

A van driver has been given a criminal conviction and told to pay £266 for tooting his horn to attract the attention of a friend.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Work paused frequently as workers uncovered thousands of fossils, including a 2-foot bison horn and camel shin bone, dating back to the Ice Age.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

We hear the mournful horn of the lanchita, the ferry that goes back and forth from Havana to Regla, as it sets off yet again across the harbor.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar