horn in

Example Sentences

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It’s actively working to horn in on Greenland minerals projects, in particular high-grade resources that China lacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Every time a semitruck passed by heading to or from the port, the driver would honk its horn in a quick gesture of acknowledgment and, one imagines, solidarity with the men and women inside.

From Slate • Sep. 19, 2025

Mr. Ruff, who was also a bassist, played both bass and French horn in the duo he formed with the pianist Dwike Mitchell in 1955, which lasted until Mr. Mitchell’s death in 2013.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2023

He played the French horn in various military bands, eventually taking up a role in the Band of the Grenadier Guards.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2023

It leaped and moved suddenly, still looking at her reproachfully, and Meg took its horn in one hand.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White