whistle

Example Sentences

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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

Nonetheless, in 1971, a California Democratic congressman named Phil Burton blew the whistle after the fact, reading the secret Justice Department memo into the Congressional Record.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Before large numbers of the travelling Chelsea supporters left Everton's stadium before the full-time whistle, they were singing anti-ownership songs.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

But on Tuesday night, nearly two months after the final whistle, Africa’s ruling soccer authorities abruptly informed Senegal that it had been stripped of the title and handed the trophy to Morocco instead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

He laughs, turns, and blows his whistle again for who knows what reason.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell