honk

Example Sentences

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“The kids used to roll by and they’d do the arm thing to get you to honk the horn,” Shearer said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The cheerful honk is a familiar greeting among parents, community members and these local child-care workers on their pick-up routes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

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

For about 10 minutes each day, he stands at the intersection of a couple of busy roads with a big yellow placard accusing drivers who honk their horns loudly of causing a massive nuisance.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025

When he came forward, I gave a warning honk and wildly backed out of the path and into the road.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez