How to Use horn in a Sentence

horn

noun
  • But bighorn — with their broad, curved horns — can’t squeeze through.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • There was a lot of horn honking.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • In the distance, a car horn blared.
    — Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
  • No sound of voices, horns, tires.
    — Ellen Bass, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Cars passed, some beeping their horns.
    — David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Is it allowed to beep your horn at your friends?
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • But no—the second horn sounds even more like mine.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
  • That last part could be done with whistles or air horns.
    — Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
  • That shell is part of what makes the ram’s horn squid special.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Nov. 2020
  • These sheep have curled horns that can weigh up to 30 pounds alone.
    — Morgan Tilton, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
  • When the horn blows, the teams leave their boxes to await their fate.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2022
  • One horn hit Kippes squarely in the heart.
    — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The goal horn let Drury know the result.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • If no one seems to notice you, then go ahead and blow your own horn!
    — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 11 Dec. 2021
  • The text is laid over the image of a man in red face paint with horns.
    — Molly Taft, The New Republic, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Push the front horn on the Tricera-blast, load up the darts and aim!
    — Lindsey Hunter Lopez, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2021
  • Branscome jabbed her left foot on the horn pedal, then gave a thumbs-up.
    — Tamara Lush, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2020
  • Branscome jabbed her left foot on the horn pedal, then gave a thumbs-up.
    — Tamara Lush, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Oct. 2020
  • Her horn had been severed, and her hooves had been ripped clean off her body.
    — Simon Rich, The New Yorker, 8 July 2021
  • Some experts say a long blast of the car horn will scare deer away from the road.
    — Carol Kovach, cleveland, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Leave your vuvuzelas and air horns at home.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
  • Leave your vuvuzelas and air horns at home.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
  • Leave your vuvuzelas and air horns at home.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 June 2026
  • The ball sat on the rim before rolling off as the horn sounded.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2022
  • Over and over, horns blew in support, or maybe also in rage.
    — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • The 12½-foot-tall bull has a tip-to-tip horn span of 7½ feet.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026
  • With it still in the air, the horn sounded and the clock expired.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Others say those who upgrade to loud horns just want to show off.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The honk of car horns disappears along with the diesel churn of trucks.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • One nun's habit was adorned with giant devil's horns.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025

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