the horn
noun
US slang
: the telephone
When he heard there was trouble, he got on the horn to the police.
Examples of the horn in a Sentence
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Their lives are punctuated by the horn of the water tanker.
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Sameer Yasir Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Around the horn • Orioles 2011 first-round draft pick Dylan Bundy retired from MLB this winter, the 31-year-old pitcher told MASN’s Roch Kubatko.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024
Carroll said the woman was still close to the tracks when the train operator spotted her, slowed down and blared the horn.
—Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
Florida had led 3-1 with a mere 1.3 seconds to go in the second period -- with many in the crowd already headed for the concessions but enough left to cheer the horn as Gustav Forsling’s slap shot beat the clock.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
The goalies took over in a scoreless third period before Verhaeghe -- Playoff Carter -- made the horn blast and sent Cats fans deliriously into the night.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
In a free-for-all traffic environment, drivers alerted pedestrians and other vehicle operators by using the horn incessantly.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
His step-back 3 over Daniel Gafford at the horn gave the Warriors a one-point lead after one.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
But what if there are more diners and the item goes around the horn?
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
Sameer Yasir Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Around the horn • Orioles 2011 first-round draft pick Dylan Bundy retired from MLB this winter, the 31-year-old pitcher told MASN’s Roch Kubatko.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024
Carroll said the woman was still close to the tracks when the train operator spotted her, slowed down and blared the horn.
—Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
Florida had led 3-1 with a mere 1.3 seconds to go in the second period -- with many in the crowd already headed for the concessions but enough left to cheer the horn as Gustav Forsling’s slap shot beat the clock.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
The goalies took over in a scoreless third period before Verhaeghe -- Playoff Carter -- made the horn blast and sent Cats fans deliriously into the night.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
In a free-for-all traffic environment, drivers alerted pedestrians and other vehicle operators by using the horn incessantly.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
His step-back 3 over Daniel Gafford at the horn gave the Warriors a one-point lead after one.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
But what if there are more diners and the item goes around the horn?
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
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“The horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20horn. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.
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