How to Use whistler in a Sentence

whistler

noun
  • Then four sacks of puddler decoys and one of whistlers, plus a dozen Canada goose floaters.
    — Will Ryans, Field & Stream, 17 Mar. 2020
  • The whistler may pucker the lips, finger whistle, or blow into a leaf or a simple wood flute.
    — Julien Meyer, Scientific American, 22 Nov. 2016
  • In their work, Santolík and his colleagues looked for a phenomenon called whistlers.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Not until 15 minutes after shooting light did the whistlers start pouring in.
    — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Just as in ordinary speech, the whistler’s tongue and jaw move to form different words, but the range of movement is more constrained.
    — Julien Meyer, Scientific American, 22 Nov. 2016
  • Being a professional whistler in Hollywood has led to some truly odd jobs.
    — Annie Armstrong, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Let Sean Lomax, a world champion whistler, explain the finer points of this pastime and musical art.
    — Patrick Farrell, Wired, 22 Mar. 2020
  • The other whistler, Jeff Pack, hopes to come to Omaha this weekend, and Franklin will make sure to fill him in on the new ground rules.
    — Eric Olson, chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2019
  • The whistler forms consonants in either language class by modulating how abruptly the sound is altered when changing from one pitch to another.
    — Julien Meyer, Scientific American, 22 Nov. 2016
  • Wittgenstein was also a virtuoso whistler, and could whistle perfectly whole symphony movements.
    — New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Do the signature whistles carry information besides the identity of the whistler?
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2012
  • According to the Tennessean, only Franklin among the two Vanderbilt whistlers was at Sunday’s game.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al.com, 18 June 2019
  • Although the reality check was discouraging, Lowery credited Lebermann with sending him on the path of being a big-band whistler.
    — Michael Corcoran, ExpressNews.com, 29 Apr. 2020
  • Singer-songwriter-violinist-master whistler Andrew Bird is 45.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2018
  • The crew — led by notorious quick-whistler Tony Brothers — called 30 fouls in the first half and put the Mavericks in the penalty three minutes into the second quarter.
    — Dallas News, 4 May 2022
  • All told, the team reviewed 108,418 snapshots from MAVEN in search of Martian whistlers, a daunting task.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026
  • See the whistlers mimicking birdsong on Vogelpfeifer whistles, test your strength at the Hau den Lukas strongman game and munch on the traditional Lebkuchen gingerbread cookies.
    — Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Murphy also said Republican lawmakers with the House fraud committee are withholding whistler blower tips from investigators.
    — Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2025

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