blow the whistle on
Example Sentences
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You don’t want to blow the whistle on this VP because you believe that will jeopardize your investment.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
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
Instead, eight months later, Smith filed his own lawsuit against the city, alleging he faced retaliation for trying to blow the whistle on a range of misconduct within the LAPD.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
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
“I would have never guessed,” Stockdale would say many years later, “that commodores in charge on the scene of action are sometimes not allowed to blow the whistle on a screwup.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
