How to Use honk in a Sentence

honk

1 of 2 verb
  • I honked at the car in front of me.
  • We could hear the geese honking overhead.
  • His crooked nose honked like a kazoo.
    — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • Or at least try not to honk at any bus drivers.
    — Eric Mandel, AJC.com, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The light turned green, and cars behind honked.
    — Dallas Morning News, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Many of the cars honked and hung black flags out their windows.
    — Aron Heller, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2020
  • The cars around us honked and weaved — was this really worth it?
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023
  • As the students marched, cars on the street honked to show support.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Passing cars honked and waved in support.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Passers-by honked their horns and waved, while others took pictures.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Packard asked lawmakers to honk their horns or flash their lights to vote yes.
    — Holly Ramer, Star Tribune, 6 Jan. 2021
  • Passersby honked their car horns in approval.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 13 June 2026
  • Others banged on pots and pans and drums, blew whistles and honked car horns.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The light turned green; another car honked.
    — Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
  • At that point, a passerby in a truck honked the horn and yelled at the dog, which ran away.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 15 Jan. 2020
  • Dozens of passersby honked in support.
    — Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2026
  • People wave at the cars that pass by honking their horns in support.
    — Lynne Hermansen, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Participants were asked to clap and cheer but not to honk their horns.
    — Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023
  • While many people honk in support, others jeer and yell at him.
    — Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com, 9 Oct. 2020
  • If somebody honks at you, just be like, ‘Good morning!
    — Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Some set off fireworks or honked from their cars and motorbikes.
    — Clifford Krauss, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2019
  • Some drivers honked in support.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The driver honks the horn while speeding down the middle of the snowy street.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Drivers passing the school honked and took videos of the students.
    — Kathryn Muchnick, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Feb. 2026
  • As the students marched, many drivers honked to show their support.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Passersby honked in support and rolled down their windows to cheer.
    — Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
  • My mom, irritated, honked the horn, and my dad stepped on the gas.
    — Dawn Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Cars have been honking from I-670.
    — Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
  • The sound of honking, chanting, and music filled the air.
    — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Her two boys played in the snow near a park bench, away from the busy street corner with honking cars.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 25 Jan. 2026

honk

2 of 2 noun
  • The honk of car horns disappears along with the diesel churn of trucks.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Steal their glasses, taunt them with honks, drop the glasses out of their reach.
    — oregonlive, 1 Oct. 2019
  • The most obvious symptom is a strong cough that can sound like a honk.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Jan. 2021
  • The louder and longer the honks, the louder the cheering grew.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026
  • By the afternoon, three honk shoooooos appeared alone on a spread.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2019
  • That's about patience — as is my honk at the driver in front of me reading texts.
    — Christopher Borrelli Chicago Tribune (tns), Star Tribune, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Cheers erupt from the sidelines, and a vuvuzela sounds its long, gooselike honk.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2025
  • They were met with honks from passing cars and a high-five or discussion on gun laws from passersby.
    — Sarah Freishtat, Aurora Beacon-News, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Strike captains worked hard to cajole those who drove on to the property to give up a honk — and some did.
    — William Earl, Variety, 8 May 2023
  • Some honk and stick their fist out the car window in solidarity.
    — Dallas News, 29 June 2020
  • The sign has elicited honks, middle fingers and a few shouted four-letter words.
    — Hailey Branson-Potts, latimes.com, 24 Sep. 2017
  • For the most part, protesters stayed in their vehicles, content to jam the streets and honk.
    — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2020
  • My stress levels were so high that something as harmless as the honk of a car horn could send my heart rate to outer space.
    — Brad Stulberg, Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Some honk at their fellow drivers, and others slow down in confusion.
    — Dallas News, 16 June 2022
  • They were greeted with friendly honks, high-fives and thumbs-up gestures from drivers and passersby.
    — Jacqueline Lee, The Mercury News, 11 May 2017
  • Babies clung to their parents and parents to their children as honks and hand gestures were exchanged.
    — Shelly Rivoli, latimes.com, 11 July 2019
  • Simmel was worried about street lamps, murals, the occasional honk of a horn.
    — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2019
  • Signs warning drivers to signal their presence with a honk presage two bends in the narrow pass, which is wide enough for about one and a half cars.
    — Ben Brazil, latimes.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Finally, with a horn honk, a security guard opens the gate of our orphanage.
    — Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2019
  • The honks came fast and furious in front of Irvine City Hall on Thursday.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Within an hour, skyscrapers flatten to golden sand, and the honk of yellow taxis is replaced by the soothing sounds of rolling waves.
    — Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
  • The mourners waved in response to the occasional honk from passing motorists.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • By noon on Saturday, about two dozen people were milling on the Capitol steps, waving at the honks from passers-by.
    — oregonlive.com, 22 June 2019
  • The honk of strident organ music would punctuate moments of tension.
    — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • As Donovan waves to speeding cars and trucks below, loud honks and truck horns can be heard in solidarity below.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Drive Up orders arrive on employees’ handheld devices with a loud honk to keep them from getting lost amid other alerts.
    — Lauren Zumbach, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2018
  • Out of the basement, the beeps and honks of the synth danced around one another, just as the voices did in Paris some 900 years ago.
    — Jason Farago, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • And the crowd erupted in cheers as cars passed on Melrose Avenue, letting off a near-constant stream of supportive honks.
    — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
  • His handler has been taking him on ridealongs so he won’t get spooked when his long ears hear a car honk, a person yell, or a semi-truck roll by, Gens said.
    — Gal Tziperman Lotan, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 June 2018
  • The strikers, many wearing red T-shirts, waved placards and acknowledged honks of support from passing motorists.
    — Neal E. Boudette Brittany Greeson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023

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