horn in

Example Sentences

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It’s actively working to horn in on Greenland minerals projects, in particular high-grade resources that China lacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Every time a semitruck passed by heading to or from the port, the driver would honk its horn in a quick gesture of acknowledgment and, one imagines, solidarity with the men and women inside.

From Slate • Sep. 19, 2025

"There was no teacher who could teach you how to play the horn in this way. It was more trial and error. I've just my lips, I've just my air," he says.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2023

Every so often, a motorist would honk a horn in solidarity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2023

A great hoom, hom rang out like a deep-throated horn in the woods, and seemed to echo from the trees.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien