toot
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“Not to toot my own horn, but for a graduate of any film program, getting your first feature to Sundance is the biggest deal in the world,” says Gallo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
Why barricade Holgate for three blocks but leave it open a couple blocks farther inland, where Sound Transit’s trains toot their way through a dangerous crossing?
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
She told BBC Scotland she would love people to cheer her on, but asks, "don't toot the horn."
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2023
Watch our candid "Salon Talks" conversation about faith, forgiveness and failure, and why in real life, she promises that "I don't toot glitter."
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2023
But before Too Bad could continue, Pudding let out an enormous toot.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
On Monday afternoon, sporadic vuvuzela toots and car horns could still be heard downtown, although unclear whether a holdover from the prior night's celebrations or in anticipation of the team's forthcoming arrival.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
City Hall, which dates to the 16th century, toots out a cheerful jazz bugle call several times a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
From the calls of merry market traders to the toots of check-out tills, there are many visuals and sounds that make up a high street in England.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2023
C: One long and two short toots, known by maritime afficionados as “a warp and two woofs.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2022
Then she quickly adds “Just Amelia,” but it’s too late—the room swells with shrieks, toots, wails, and whistles.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
"He's tooted that horn real hard... so to take a stance was surprising to me," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025
Others simply tooted their horns and waved their flags.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
"We've hit 1,028,362 monthly active users across the network today," Rochko tooted - Mastodon's version of tweeting - on Monday.
From Reuters ● Nov. 7, 2022
Faculty tooted horns and held signs that said "White is too tight," a reference to Chancellor Timothy P. White.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2015
Papa tooted the horn and yelled out, “No bus for us! No bus for us!”
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
So, while tooting your own horn can be uncomfortable, logging and publicizing on-the-job wins is about controlling your professional narrative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
As well as the fireworks, the players could also hear car horns tooting and police sirens during the opening two sets.
From BBC ● May 31, 2025
People were driving around tooting their horns in cars displaying orange, white and green flags.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
Without tooting my own horn too much, I'd say it's safe to say that I did just that.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2022
With drums beating, horn tooting, Mary Toy squealing, and Papa and them in the Cadillac right behind us, the crowd pushed forward toward Cold Sassy’s new day dawnin’.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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