horn
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In it, the sound of the engine’s motor winds down and a horn blares, possibly warning the pilot that the main rotor speed had dropped too low or the helicopter had lost hydraulics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
At every door and vulnerable window, keep an aerosol-powered boat horn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
They honked the horn nine times to alert others nearby.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
He then failed to respond to the driver of the oncoming Fiat, who flashed her lights and sounded her horn in an attempt to avoid the crash.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
There’s a unicorn horn and a Merperson tail on display on a wall, like a hunter would display a deer’s antlers.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Retail investors, too, are poised to increase their buying of stocks and options after pulling in their horns during September, he contends.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Dozens of people from the group fighting for better worker protections during major sporting events were loudly blowing horns, banging drums and chanting, “Sí se puede,” directly across from Exposition Park’s newest museum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Brazil's Supreme Court has also locked horns with Big Tech, specifically Elon Musk's X, over online disinformation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
On the one hand, Darkness’ giant black horns, glowing eyes and claws declare his absolute malice from the moment he appears onscreen, mournfully slumped on a throne.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
His skin, unmarked and smooth, radiated golden light, and his black hair flowed from under a helmet crowned with three pairs of horns.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
The park, a one-hour bush-plane flight from Anchorage, is known for its abundance of brown bears, horned puffins and critically endangered beluga whales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The massive predator shared its environment with other giants, including the horned Triceratops and the duck billed herbivore Edmontosaurus.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
Tom Berendsen, managing director of production company Business/Club, this year made a Super Bowl advert for Skittles starring Elijah Wood, surreally, as a magical horned woodland creature.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
The horned head of a stuffed gazelle had been knocked from its mount and was left sitting on the couch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
The seed popped out of the hole and into the horned toad’s hand.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
It was like a seldom-seen relative showing up at a wedding to give an elaborate toast, then horning her way into the photos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2024
Using a device to achieve the same effect was unfairly horning in on AT&T property.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
The poet Kay Ryan has written that, at literary conferences, she resents “personality horning in on the real question: the words on the page.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
His talent for horning in on history did not fail him.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2013
“That’s my lucky spot. Don’t even think about horning in.”
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
