whistle

Example Sentences

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What’s Rowe going to do, put on a whistle and call fouls?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

When the final whistle sounded following a final corner kick from the desperate Galaxy, some in the crowd of 22,447 booed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

In “Back to the Future,” Tolkan portrayed Vice Principal Gerald Strickland, who surveyed the school’s halls with a whistle around his neck and a tardy slip burning a hole in his pocket.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The referee blowing the final whistle doesn't limit governing bodies from taking disciplinary decisions, though.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

A train whistle sounds in the distance and suddenly the sour smell of the brickworks gives way to the scent of freshly cut grass.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin