whistle

You give one of those sort of regal dogs from Great Britain — those people in kilts and they blow a tiny whistle that no one can hear and the dog runs for 300 miles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

But I think his time was up after the final whistle went last night.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

When referee Michael Oliver blew his whistle to award Erling Haaland's goal, few would have had any clue the real offside situation involved Enzo Fernandez.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

You don’t want to blow the whistle on this VP because you believe that will jeopardize your investment.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Papa just stood there for a second, staring at me; then, uttering a low whistle, he turned and looked toward the river bottoms.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

This past weekend the teenager was once again subjected to boos and whistles from sections of the crowd as he took to the stage at the World Series of Darts in Amsterdam.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

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

In other words, people may think they want trendy appliances, but they sometimes have lots of bells and whistles they don’t end up using.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

We have to stop adding digital bells and whistles and instead design fixtures that people—especially older people—can use safely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

We ran until we couldn’t hear the whistles anymore, until we’d zigged and zagged our way to what seemed like an untraceable spot.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

"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

Audiences showered confetti, clapped and whistled when his name appeared in the opening credits.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

After graduating, he whistled at blues clubs and eventually started competing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026

It was silent, too, except for the wind that whistled all around.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Blume's speech was repeatedly interrupted by jeering and whistling, a person present at the meeting told AFP, and workers held aloft signs saying: "Don't balance your books with our jobs".

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

The sky is blue, blue, blue, and Grandpa Ed—in his Hawaiian shirt and shorts and socks and sandals—is whistling, and jingling his keys in his pocket.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti