whistle

"One of the rescuers asked anyone trapped to whistle, and someone whistled back," he said near a pancaked building.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Certainly the music played a big part, the children busking on every spare square of pavement, a joyful cacophony of tin whistle, fiddle, bodhrán.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

“When the final whistle blew in the semifinal, I felt like I’d written my name into soccer history by representing my country. It was one of the most sublime moments of my career.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

“High Noon” begins with an atmospheric whistle on loan from a Sergio Leone film, and Georgia rapper Gunna trades verses with Shaboozey over a coiled trap beat tangled with slide guitar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

So I got out my whistle, the one my mom insists I wear everywhere, and I gathered every bit of breath I had left after running and screaming, and I blew that thing.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

Secular Israelis were prepared with a counter-protest, blowing whistles to drown out the chants and with some wearing pink lapel buttons showing a middle finger.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

There were whistles, Signal chats, legal observers, carpools, rent funds, and grocery deliveries.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Simpler motifs, like flat whistles, Bacquelé explained, are often found in tropical environments, apparently because they help the birds make themselves heard through the busy, biodiverse soundscape and dense vegetation.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Where there were once hecklers and whistles, there is rowdy chanting of his first name.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

I was afraid I’d never feel at home, that I’d always find myself flinching away from train whistles or the metallic uproar of streetcars.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

The two women whistled and shook a bag of food in the hope of drawing out a cat gone missing for days.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Weeks earlier, he had whistled for the birthday party of chief of staff Andy Card, who then told President George W. Bush about it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

"I whistled it because we were making a cowboy song and I wanted the drop to not be my vocal."

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

But the officials ruled the play had been whistled dead before the shot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026

They waited while she whistled for the dogs and then stalked off, back into the tent.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

DeChambeau reportedly stayed out on the driving range until after dark, at times whistling, humming and singing while hitting balls and offering reporters snacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

There’s a perfectly non-racial explanation for all of the cat and dog whistling.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

“Orange County” is my particular favorite track; it feels light and upbeat with some whistling throughout — yet lyrically explores grief while also giving this feeling of hope in the darkness.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

“Investors have been whistling by the inflation graveyard and ignoring signals from the Treasury curve, as we’ve broken above 4.5% and on a trajectory to go even higher,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026

He stuck the box underneath his coat and, whistling, walked ahead to my room.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt