foghorn

Example Sentences

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There were few of the well-oiled protest features, including protest marshals, union leaders holding long banners or demonstrators blowing foghorns.

From New York Times

And they have turned Mr. Reddé into a leading character of French demonstrations, a kind of “Where’s Waldo?” who invariably appears alongside unionists blowing foghorns and battalions of armor-clad riot police.

From New York Times

But the bright colors don’t distract from the constant cacophony: ventilators belching like foghorns, monitors beeping, machines whirring - all trying to keep even one more person from adding to the death toll.

From Washington Times

“And some of his dog whistles at the time would be considered foghorns today.”

From New York Times

“This guy has a dog whistle as big as a foghorn.”

From Reuters