horn in
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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It’s actively working to horn in on Greenland minerals projects, in particular high-grade resources that China lacks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
Every time a semitruck passed by heading to or from the port, the driver would honk its horn in a quick gesture of acknowledgment and, one imagines, solidarity with the men and women inside.
From Slate • Sep. 19, 2025
He played the French horn in various military bands, eventually taking up a role in the Band of the Grenadier Guards.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2023
Jay Leno surely would honk his car horn in tribute while driving past Burroughs.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2023
Almost every boat they passed blinked its lights on and off or sounded its whistle or horn in greeting.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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