blow the whistle on
Example Sentences
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Under Greenspan’s watch, the Fed didn’t blow the whistle on riskier lending practices in which Wall Street used financial alchemy to turn dodgy mortgages into highly rated securities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
It “would safeguard the rights of federal employees who blow the whistle on violations of laws, including by their supervisors,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2025
In the memoir “README.txt,” Chelsea Manning tells her life story and explains her decision to blow the whistle on U.S. actions in the Middle East.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
If you’re among the first in your field to propose a new idea, or to blow the whistle on a harmful trend, you’re by definition going against consensus.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2022
It's possible that Mami had her own little revolution brewing, and she didn't want to blow the whistle on her girls and thus call attention to herself.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
