whistle

Example Sentences

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England got a send-off all right, resounding boos greeting the final whistle before the players went around applauding thousands of empty red seats and the few fans who had bothered to stay.

From BBC

But instead, a sharp whistle cut through the lot.

From Literature

The buzzer, coach yelling, people cheering, whistles blowing.

From Literature

“Nope. I could barely even finish my sentence before she was running out the door. Just”—he gave a short whistle—“ran straight out.”

From Literature

In “Back to the Future,” Tolkan portrayed Vice Principal Gerald Strickland, who surveyed the school’s halls with a whistle around his neck and a tardy slip burning a hole in his pocket.

From Los Angeles Times