How to Use whistle in a Sentence

whistle

1 of 2 noun
  • We could hear the low whistle of the wind through the trees.
  • We could hear the train's whistle.
  • The policeman blew his whistle.
  • Play to the echo of the whistle.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
  • And the whistle didn’t equate to that.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
  • My coach pulled me out at the first whistle.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
  • Their sounds come in the form of clicks, whistles and calls.
    — ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Their sounds come in the form of clicks, whistles and calls.
    — Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The soccer coach would blow his whistle and rush over.
    — Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026
  • Or a case of the squeaky wheel getting the whistle?
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The man who blew the whistle didn’t shout, didn’t cuss and didn’t make a scene.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • By every book, there should have been a whistle.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Fans launched their beer in the air when the final whistle rang out.
    — Eleanor Nash july 4, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • In his case, the noise sounds like a constant, shrill whistle.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Over the last two games, she's drawn seven whistles.
    — Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The final whistle has not blown.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The shouts become whistles of joy.
    — Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
  • That and more after the whistle.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The game changed after the whistle.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
  • When the whistle got blown, and my first instinct was to look up at the shot clock.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024
  • There was something veiled about the sound, like the whistle of the bullfinch of our woods.
    — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • When the time comes, listen to the whistles, the car horns, the cries in the air.
    — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • In the video, my dog Leo whimpers at the sound of whistles.
    — Meg Anderson, NPR, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Or sometimes just stands and cowers at each whistle and boom.
    — Mary Jo Dilonardo, Treehugger, 28 June 2023
  • If trapped, signal for help with a whistle or by tapping.
    — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Not even on the radar until someone blows the whistle.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Blowing the whistle seems to have been cathartic for you in that sense.
    — WIRED, 14 June 2023
  • Once the opening whistle blew, all the focus turned to the field.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
  • Shout loudly, blow a whistle, and make lots of noise to deter it.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 June 2023
  • But that’s between the whistles.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025

whistle

2 of 2 verb
  • He was whistling as he walked down the street.
  • He whistled for a cab.
  • The teakettle started to whistle.
  • He whistled a happy tune.
  • A bullet whistled past him.
  • Cursing and whistling all around.
    — Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • That whistle, though, didn’t knock him out of the fight.
    — Dan Woike, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Tarun strolled upstairs, whistling.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
  • On the phone, Strane sucks in a breath, air whistling through his teeth.
    — New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020
  • The calliope's whistling is said to be heard as much as five miles away on clear days.
    — Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Don't sing or whistle at the table.
    — Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 22 June 2026
  • Even with that ridiculous snorkel whistling away the entire time.
    — New Atlas, 22 Nov. 2025
  • With the swan and black duck secured, the count dropped to two birds — the whistling ducks.
    — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Here’s how and where to see the northern lights; whistle at your own risk.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2023
  • They were whistled for seven fouls in the stretch and turned the ball over three times.
    — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 19 Jan. 2020
  • The first was to shoot a black-bellied whistling duck and a fulvous whistling duck.
    — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Yes, there are tree ducks like black-bellied whistling ducks, and sea ducks like surf scoters.
    — M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 2 Nov. 2023
  • John whistles an old tune, a fragile attempt to break her trance.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
  • As the lights came up, the people hooted, screamed and whistled.
    — Kturnqui, oregonlive, 6 July 2023
  • Steam whistles and dogbark enter him with the sway of the church bell.
    — Chen Yuhong, The Dial, 3 Feb. 2026
  • But, if so, wouldn’t whistle-blowers have turned up something by now?
    — Matthew Hutson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Make your presence known by talking loudly or whistling.
    — Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
  • There is a high whistling sound of wind rushing through the room, and the glass vibrates slightly.
    — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • As acacia ants have dwindled, elephants have been able to knock down and eat more whistling thorn trees.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
  • On the Table Most hunters welcome whistling ducks on the plate.
    — M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Leonard said he was told he got whistled for clapping in the referee's face.
    — Beth Harris, ajc, 22 Mar. 2023
  • And a sirenlike whistle the two birds reserved for each other.
    — Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2021
  • The play was whistled dead, but Charbonnet picked the ball up in the end zone.
    — Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 20 Dec. 2025
  • The trainer would whistle when that person became a lethal threat.
    — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Oct. 2021
  • These birds have a variety of call sounds, including notes that sound like whistling.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2023

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