horn in

Example Sentences

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It’s actively working to horn in on Greenland minerals projects, in particular high-grade resources that China lacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

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

Since June, Boyadzhyan has set off the horn in long belches in the late afternoon or at night, according to neighbors on Peach Avenue, an otherwise quiet residential area.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

He played the French horn in various military bands, eventually taking up a role in the Band of the Grenadier Guards.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2023

I decided to leave the Minotaur horn in my cabin, which left me only an extra change of clothes and a toothbrush to stuff in a backpack Grover had found for me.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan