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whistle-blower

How to use whistle-blower in a sentence

Robert uttered a shrill, piercing whistle which might have been heard back at the wharf.

Goodell paused in the doorway and emitted a whistle of surprise at sight of a horse in one of the stalls.

RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR

Then he goes out, gits into his Pullman section, blows his punkin whistle and departs.

He only tore himself from her reluctant arms as the final whistle sounded from the engine.

In a lull of the raging earth the distant whistle of the train could be distinctly heard.

A LOST HEROELIZABETH STUART PHELPS WARD AND HERBERT D. WARD

But before he reached it there was the shriek of a whistle, a violent shock, and he was hurled heavily into the opposite seat.

Seven o'clock in the morning is too early for any rational human being to be herded into a factory at the call of a steam whistle.

There was the whistle of a railway train somewhere in the distance, and the midnight bells were ringing.

Then, apparently oblivious to the boy's existence, he applied himself again to the whistle.

SCATTERGOOD BAINESCLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND

His hands slowly went up, but as they did so he gave a low, peculiar whistle.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985