Example Sentences

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Amid a cacophony of honking horns, the family struggles to identify the shuttle bus that will take them to their rental car.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Would they accurately present his honking laugh, his quiet scoff, his John Waters sense of humor?

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

Memo Guerra’s honking jazz score adds an another playful layer of life — it’s the noise of a bizarro nightclub where the air shivers with eerie musical saws.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In Westwood, people gathered in the streets, honking, waving the old flag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Gandy was making so much racket with his hissing and honking and flapping around, it took Mama a few seconds to figure things out.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls