How to Use the horn in a Sentence

the horn

noun
  • Bridges’ pull-up at the horn came up short.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • But what if there are more diners and the item goes around the horn?
    — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
  • That bass would play off of the horn rhythm that was already set up.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026
  • John gets a chance to climb inside, turn the wheel and honk the horn.
    — Hilary Shenfeld, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • If the deer stops, continue to lay on the horn.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Tkachuk arrived late with a cross-check to the back, well after the horn.
    — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2023
  • And then in the end came the horn, the flying rats, the joy, the relief.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 May 2025
  • This component is part of the circuit for both the horn and the airbag.
    — Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
  • The driver honks the horn while speeding down the middle of the snowy street.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Atlanta briefly stretched it again, but the Nets answered at the horn.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The episode starts out going around the horn and catching up with all of the women.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Stafford over Goff with a field-goal kicker settling the score at the horn.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2024
  • My mom, irritated, honked the horn, and my dad stepped on the gas.
    — Dawn Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • We get charged for blowing the horn or flashing our lights to alert them to their actions.
    — Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Young hurled up an off-balance one-hander that bounced off the rim as the horn sounded.
    — arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The furious driver kept his hands on the horn for a few seconds.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Get ready to hear the horn of Helm Hammerhand sound in the deep!
    — A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 20 May 2024
  • Local leaders are likely to resist any calls to bring back the horn.
    — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
  • But the puck crossed the goal line one second after the horn and was disallowed.
    — Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Since the horn growth is quite rapid in young rams, a four or five year-old ram may score as high as a hundred forty-four.
    — Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Pino slammed the horn and floored the gas pedal, roaring into her backyard.
    — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Some of the systems even beep the horn and roll down windows if the driver ignores the alert.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2024
  • So that was echoed by the string section, by the horn section, by the percussion.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
  • Users decide whether to continue forward, turn or even honk the horn.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • But as the horn sounded, the officials signaled no goal.
    — CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Perhaps the most unique thing about the horn shark is its eggs, which regularly wash to shore.
    — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • One guy had ripped off the horn from a plastic Viking helmet and was using it to chug beers.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • Some apps can even remotely set the car’s climate controls, make the horn honk or turn on its lights.
    — Kashmir Hill, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2023
  • At one time, the hut had been full of radio equipment, set to receive data from the tail end of the horn.
    — Dennis Overbye Hiroko Masuike, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Because not all of the horn is removed, there is still value for poachers to exploit.
    — Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2023

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