toot
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“Not to toot my own horn, but for a graduate of any film program, getting your first feature to Sundance is the biggest deal in the world,” says Gallo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
"We want our steel back!" chants the crowd, as passing motorists toot their horns in support.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2025
Why barricade Holgate for three blocks but leave it open a couple blocks farther inland, where Sound Transit’s trains toot their way through a dangerous crossing?
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
Watch our candid "Salon Talks" conversation about faith, forgiveness and failure, and why in real life, she promises that "I don't toot glitter."
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2023
But before Too Bad could continue, Pudding let out an enormous toot.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
On Monday afternoon, sporadic vuvuzela toots and car horns could still be heard downtown, although unclear whether a holdover from the prior night's celebrations or in anticipation of the team's forthcoming arrival.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
City Hall, which dates to the 16th century, toots out a cheerful jazz bugle call several times a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
From the calls of merry market traders to the toots of check-out tills, there are many visuals and sounds that make up a high street in England.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2023
Leaning out the window of his red pickup, Zygmont whistles the bird's breeding call—a string of soft, monotone toots.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 15, 2021
Contain your aggression to staring into its eyes and hurling toots and taunts.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
"He's tooted that horn real hard... so to take a stance was surprising to me," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025
Others simply tooted their horns and waved their flags.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
"We've hit 1,028,362 monthly active users across the network today," Rochko tooted - Mastodon's version of tweeting - on Monday.
From Reuters ● Nov. 7, 2022
“That’s just how Big Wes would be. Wes never tooted his own horn,” Chenier said.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2021
An old-model car tooted its horn and skidded to a stop a few yards beyond me.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
So, while tooting your own horn can be uncomfortable, logging and publicizing on-the-job wins is about controlling your professional narrative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
“I don’t like tooting my horn,” he said, but he continued: “You don’t have to be that big to know what you are doing.”
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
Following Sonko’s release Thursday night, Dakar was thronged with thousands of people singing and dancing as convoys of supporters drove around tooting horns and young people piled onto motorbikes and trucks.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
Brian, a former non league footballer and salesman, said: "I'm getting people tooting their horns at me, saying 'lollipop man, TikTok' and it's brilliant."
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2023
Strange as it was to be tooting my own horn, I had to put myself forward if I had any hope of a transfer.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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