foghorn

Example Sentences

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To the human ear, the hum might sound like a single note on a French horn or a foghorn.

From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2024

Once a prehistoric denizen of the deeps, it comes ashore on a tsunami tide, tall as a thunderhead, shrugging off artillery as it bellows a foghorn scream.

From Scientific American • Nov. 3, 2023

Coast Guard Station Southwest Harbor, which is responsible for the navigational aid, removed the light for repairs on Monday and is still working on getting the foghorn working, he said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2023

Justin begins his talk with the obvious — the foghorn droning behind us and the lighthouse barely visible through the fog just a quarter mile away.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2023

Her voice exploded through the peaceful night air like a foghorn; behind him, Harry heard Fleur and Roger fall out of their rosebush.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling