whistling

Example Sentences

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“Investors have been whistling by the inflation graveyard and ignoring signals from the Treasury curve, as we’ve broken above 4.5% and on a trajectory to go even higher,” he added.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

"Losing and walking out whistling just isn't an option," he told Italian radio.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

At the same time, they create a high pitched sound by whistling inside the larynx.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

Woodstock gets a solo moment too, whistling on Dog Marley’s “Three Little Birds,” set to a perfect one drop beat as Charlie Brown spirals out in a chicken suit while rubber chickens sway.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Strange bird sounds answer me: ca-caw of crows, whoop of owls, knocking woodpeckers, and a whistling nightingale.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes