the horn
noun
US slang
: the telephone
When he heard there was trouble, he got on the horn to the police.
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Before starting your car, make a loud noise, honk the horn, and hit the hood a few times to make sure that nothing has taken refuge inside your engine.
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Riley Rourke, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
Trumpeter Adolpho Acosta has anchored the horn section since 2000 and tenor saxophonist Tom Polizer, a veteran of jazz big bands led by Buddy Rich and Maynard Ferguson, delivers a majority of the solos.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Located in the horn of Africa, Somalia is one of the world’s poorest nations and has for decades been beset by chronic strife exacerbated by multiple natural disasters, including severe droughts.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Miami led 35-33 at the break after an 8-2 close capped by Meredith Tippner’s layup at the horn.
—Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
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Riley Rourke, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
Trumpeter Adolpho Acosta has anchored the horn section since 2000 and tenor saxophonist Tom Polizer, a veteran of jazz big bands led by Buddy Rich and Maynard Ferguson, delivers a majority of the solos.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Located in the horn of Africa, Somalia is one of the world’s poorest nations and has for decades been beset by chronic strife exacerbated by multiple natural disasters, including severe droughts.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Miami led 35-33 at the break after an 8-2 close capped by Meredith Tippner’s layup at the horn.
—Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the horn
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“The horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20horn. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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