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
Bonus points if it prompts even one person to lay off the horn in a shopping mall parking lot on a busy Saturday afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2023
The car behind us swerves and honks its horn in a long, angry blast as it whizzes by.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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