Example Sentences

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"It's dog whistling of the finest. It's gaslighting. It does have an impact on people."

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2023

Stoya: Not to say that this person is a misogynist—but this does feel like dog whistling, even if inadvertent.

From Slate • Sep. 6, 2020

Most people think about dog-whistling in racial terms, but dog whistling is much more than a racial dynamic.

From Salon • Sep. 29, 2019

They evolve in the direction of dog whistling, which is to say talking about race through language that on its surface does not directly address race and allows a level of plausible deniability.

From Salon • Sep. 29, 2019

At the corner of the street by a livery-stable a little boy in a flat-topped leather cap was calling incessantly for some unseen dog, whistling and slapping his knees.

From Vandover and the Brute by Norris, Frank