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Recent Examples of whistle
Noun
Lawrence described what was going through his head in that moment in an interview with ESPN’s Laura Rutledge immediately after the final whistle blew.—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Fans reportedly emptied out of the stadium before halftime, and after the final whistle, the 73-year-old former NFL coach was left making vague promises that his team would somehow turn the corner.—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
Seeing who could whistle the loudest.—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025 That prospect flared up for Seoane as the home fans whistled and booed at the final whistle, and became reality on Monday when the club’s board acted.—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whistle
The film wheezes through its less-than-80-minute running time, and no one seems all that sad to move on.
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Will Leitch,
Vulture,
13 Sep. 2025
The drilling was coming from the massive construction project next door, which eventually gave way to cartloads of rocks and dirt that wheezed out dust that clogged the air-conditioner.
They were pieced together for the show's pièce de résistance as a swoosh-y, crinkle-y multi-color Snufflapagus, the lovable character from Sesame Street.
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Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
The swoosh has faced headwinds in recent years as innovation slowed and sales declined.
The Bengals, meanwhile, have zip-zilch-nada defensively other than Trey Hendrickson, who might not play on a short week with a bad back/hip.
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Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Separately, the National Football League chose Abercrombie & Fitch to be its first ever fashion partner with the retailer carrying merchandise such as mesh T-shirts and half-zip sweaters for each of the 32 NFL teams.
Bake until bubbling around edges and marshmallows are browned, 25 to 30 minutes.
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Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
Further up the avenue, Claudie channels the South of France, complete with a bubbling fountain in its picturesque courtyard, while across the street, seductive spot Felice dishes up excellent pasta and tiramisu.
That truce showed signs of fizzling this week, though, with China announcing strict new limits on exports of rare earth minerals crucial to high-tech products.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
Clearly, the relationship with Shaggy got too intense too soon and fizzled out.
Users can also operate the gimbal's motor manually via its joystick control, or simply swish the whole rig back and forth/up and down by hand.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Oct. 2025
The Rockets have already started releasing videos of Şengün running pick-and-rolls as the ballhandler and swishing 3-pointers during the first few days of training camp.
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