whistle
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The Arsenal manager and players understandably looked dejected at the full-time whistle.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
In this game, the buzzer represents the whistle of a foul-calling referee.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Don Robertson will have the whistle for the big game, aided by assistant referees Calum Spence and David Roome, while Kevin Clancy and assistant Matthew MacDermid will be at the VAR controls.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
From the 80th minute to the final whistle, including five agonizing minutes of stoppage time, they could hardly keep the ball.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Daisy was wearing a yellow Jim and Barry Gorilla Vanilla T-shirt and a silver whistle around her neck.
From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene
Vocabulary lists containing whistle
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